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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 minutes ago

I'm also sick of hearing people say, "God never gives you more than you can handle."

I know people who have been driven batshit insane by what God has given them.

[–] Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

That is exactly true. Life is only about 3 things: food, reproduction and dealing with boredom. Humans add so many colours to that, that it looks like we do more than those 3 things so that's where you might see free will.

[–] amadeus84@lemm.ee 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I like to think of why people suffer or God allows it like this. Even if you don’t think there is a plan, 70 years on earth vs an infinity of bliss is a good deal.

[–] interested_party@lemmy.org 1 points 17 minutes ago

I think of this too, and then I think God gave humans a brain to figure out what to do.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Libs: The religious concept of "free will" is fundamental to our ideology because it justifies prisons, wars, exploitation, colonialism, etc. Historically it's all the same thing.

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