Y'know, I'm glad she was able to stop a destructive habit.

[conuly]

Really. But... I don't know. It's always seemed a little arrogant, mihi, to attribute everything good to God. No, really. Instead of being humble (I couldn't've done it without His help!") it sounds more like "God took the time to help me. I'm very special because of this. If you aren't being helped by God, it's because there's something wrong with you".

And something else. If God is running around stopping people from smoking and tanning and eating too much, why isn't he also stopping them from being hateful, robbing the poor, and killing each other? Or aren't those important enough to merit God's personal interference?

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[the-cynic.livejournal.com]

And something else. If God is running around stopping people from smoking and tanning and eating too much, why isn't he also stopping them from being hateful, robbing the poor, and killing each other? Or aren't those important enough to merit God's personal interference?

He's too busy answering all the basketball players who need to make a free throw or the baseball players who need a hit to deal with minor issues like war, famine, etc.

[conuly]

Clearly.

And that's another thing! WHY do people pray before sporting events? What does this prove? That God is a Yankees fan? Or was, anyway?

Isn't one of the arguments against gambling that it causes people to pray for the wrong reasons?

[the-cynic.livejournal.com]

I never understood praying before the game. If both teams do it, does God decide randomly who will win? Does He ignore both of them? Do Notre Dame and Boston College have an in? What about Yeshiva U?

[eofs.livejournal.com]

I never understood praying before the game. If both teams do it, does God decide randomly who will win?

It's like WWI (and probably a lot of other wars) - the British and the Germans both thought they had God on their side *shrug*