Religion
In reply to the discussion: FSU Student: It's great that he is unharmed, but this is just stupid. [View all]DeadLetterOffice
(1,352 posts)He said "god intervened."
I am not an idiot, and do understand that in English 'thank god' is an almost reflexive response to tragedy averted.
I am also not a complete jerk, running around telling people not to say it. I have issues, big issues, with the concept of attributing all good things to a deity and all bad things to luck or happenstance, but that's for a different thread.
My issue is that this young person's response to not getting a bullet in the back was "god intervened."
God stepped in and stopped this kid from getting shot in the back.
Which is great I guess, unless you're one of the many people who didn't have the benefit of god's intervention. I'm not going to rehash where that perspective goes, or what the corollary message is, since it's been stated enough times already in this thread.
I'm sorry you feel like folks are taking cheap shots at your friends. OTOH, I do in fact have trouble accepting the view that a deity actively choses to save some people and let others die, so your accusation of a "problem accepting others' views" is certainly valid. I've noticed similar problems accepting other views around here though, so please don't make like this place is about treating all views equally -- if that were true no one would ever get tomb-stoned.
Respectfully,
DLO