@Chights47,
Quote:There are numerous children (and adults too mind you) of all ages that die around the world BECAUSE of religion.
There are numerous people that only drink herbal tea, that only eat organic, that refuse to eat meat, that seek Chinese Therapy alternatives... I understand what you are saying but it was their "choice" and based on their belief... This is what everything balls down to...
People's choice and belief.
It off course upsets me, reading stories like that... But, I am not God, so I can't judge them.. I can feel for the baby, and for them for their "choice"... but I can't say it's right or wrong because that's "law" number one, and two again, their choice, the path they chose..
If any of us had an answer as to why let that happen, how can we prevent it from happening, then none of it would happen.. Why do they not close of Religion, same as cigarettes, black market and possibly worse outcomes as they are outed for their beliefs. People know the law, they break it all the time, through choice...
We can't tell people what belief to believe in..... No matter how hard you try.
Quote:I look for the negative so that I can deal with it. Why should I accept the glass as half either full or empty when I can fill it to the brim? In order to do that however, I have to replace what's negative with what is good by focusing on what what's negative and doing what I can to either change it to good, or get rid of it.
For me? I don't look for negative, it's everywhere, but I will embrase it as a challenge of realisation that something positive has to come from it.. So, I focus on establishing what that positive is and work with it.. I don't know how you can get rid of a negative but I do know that you can change it to positive so we half agree there.
Quote:As far as miracles, they only exist in what we can't explain. I personally don't see miracles anywhere
So you know of no Miracle what so ever that has not been explained, therefore, can be deemed to be one? Yet you believe that they may be real, if you could find one that you couldn't explain.
I'm just going to have to go with, that word belief again... I think you can see further, if you do, than if your attitude is they don't exist.. But, we will have to drop that topic, cause we won't agree ...