Why does GOD do this?

Well, it works for him so lay the fuck off.

Blaming occurances on "god" is merely a roundabout form of denial and the inability to cope. You can blame things on "fate" if you want, as long as you realize that there is no predetermined plan for existence. He died because his heart failed. He may have been born with a weak heart but it was never diagnosed. Maybe he ate too much junk food. Regardless of the circumstances, that is not divine intervention, it is just unfortunate.

To be brusque, blaming god makes you look weak. You need to become disillusioned and realize that nothing is controlling your life but yourself, your upbringing, your culture, and your society. All of these factors may seem random but can be easily explained by way of your parents. All actions and consequences can be explained. If you continue to pretend that someone with ultimate power did this to your friend, how can you truly cope? Is it fair to your friend?

My point, gruesome, stems from your thread title. God did not kill your friend. A series of unfortunate events killed your friend. Perhaps it all began when one of his father's sperm entered his mother's egg and that particular sperm had a chromosome defect leading up to heart problems. Anything could be at fault, really. It is your job to accept this, and not pretend that he was killed.

I must agree with Grav on this one.

To each their own. Some people actually believe in a higher being, God, and that he controls all aspects of life, including when someone dies. Just because you don't, doesn't make someone else weak. Like you said, upbringing plays a major part in life, and if someone was brought up to think God has a master plan for everyone, then why would that make their thoughts a form of denial?

I'm impartial on the subject, mainly because I need first hand evidence to believe in certain things, but I'm not going to call someone else weak or in denial because their beliefs are different than mine.

I think his point was blaming a "God", whether he exists or not, for one's problems is not a good way of dealing with them. I could be incorrect.

That was my point, I just went into more detail than I originally intended to.

Take it HERE guys.

I am sorry for your loss, I know what it is like to lose a friend unexpectedly... I am sure many of us have, actually.

Technically that thread has expired. I mean, the last post was 3 years ago.

Here is a spoiler






There is no God