"Why Believe in God" ad campaign

Alex · 11-14-2008, 10:27 AM

In a way, that is the secret behind The Secret. The problem is that if carried to its conclusion it removes any need for compassion at any level. For if bad things happen, the person brought it on themselves.

The poor deserve to be poor because they must have done something bad. The sick deserve to be sick. And the rich must be incredibly good people.

We ridicule this idea when Jerry Falwell says it and personifies that force in the form of a vengeful god. And yet I hear a lot of people espouse the same fundamental idea, just emphasising the good half instead of the punishment half. But they're both still there.

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And now I'm sliding into debating. I knew GD was baiting me. I'll try to stop.

11-14-2008, 10:27 AM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	In a way, that is the secret behind The Secret. The problem is that if carried to its conclusion it removes any need for compassion at any level. For if bad things happen, the person brought it on themselves. The poor deserve to be poor because they must have done something bad. The sick deserve to be sick. And the rich must be incredibly good people. We ridicule this idea when Jerry Falwell says it and personifies that force in the form of a vengeful god. And yet I hear a lot of people espouse the same fundamental idea, just emphasising the good half instead of the punishment half. But they're both still there. === And now I'm sliding into debating. I knew GD was baiting me. I'll try to stop.
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