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In reply to the discussion: "You can't hear this story and not see God in it," says woman who lost her arm to a shark [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)25. Yeah and most people would see her as a woman happy and thankful to be alive.
I am no fan of overly religious people but give her a break.
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"You can't hear this story and not see God in it," says woman who lost her arm to a shark [View all]
True Dough
Jun 2017
OP
just like when a tornado hits a neighborhood and kills some people, a survivor says
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2017
#2
What she is saying can be just as hurtful to other people, as the sentiment you are decrying here.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#14
I absolutely would be sympathetic to her in person. But not to her message in a public forum.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#59
It's not about her. It's about the message she is sending, and how it is going to hurt others.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#81
Because I know people that have struggled with the 'why did this happen to me' question.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#86
No what a refuse to do is go along with the idea she hurt anyone with her statement.
hrmjustin
Jun 2017
#91
Maybe get out more. Talk to people who have lost limbs/loved ones, etc.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#92
So, then on some level, you DO understand the impact her message will have on others.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#83
It is different from yours, perhaps. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#24
Yeah and most people would see her as a woman happy and thankful to be alive.
hrmjustin
Jun 2017
#25
I'm sorry, but I heard what she actually said. And my empathy circuit insists that the message
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2017
#58