tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post8089629921526904680..comments2023-09-25T11:18:26.654-04:00Comments on Doug's Dribblings: The Specter Of EvilDoug Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-67174541988531810192013-09-07T21:25:16.818-04:002013-09-07T21:25:16.818-04:00Hi Kathy! Thanks for taking the time to comment. I...Hi Kathy! Thanks for taking the time to comment. I think you speak for a lot of religious seekers. If what you say about mental tools is headed in the right direction, I certainly want to use any I have for the good.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-86332604984185639342013-09-07T07:38:42.312-04:002013-09-07T07:38:42.312-04:00Hi Doug,
I have had some pretty horrible thin...Hi Doug,<br /> I have had some pretty horrible things happen to me but I still have the faith, because had those things not happen to me, I fell like I would not be the person I am today. I believe that our destiny is determined the moment we are born. Now what that is, I have no idea nor do I question why or what. Things that have happened to me in my life have given an understanding so that if a problem arises, I have the mental tools to deal with it and perhaps help someone else who may not have those tools to deal. God only gives you the tools to work with, It is up to you as to whether you use it for good or evil. <br />Thanks, KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-640362935172596572013-09-06T05:33:29.655-04:002013-09-06T05:33:29.655-04:00I do, and that's fine. Just so glad you are ok...I do, and that's fine. Just so glad you are okay.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-69269489183955141022013-09-05T12:01:56.450-04:002013-09-05T12:01:56.450-04:00Hi Doug. Thanks for the concern. I have been rea...Hi Doug. Thanks for the concern. I have been reading your blog faithfully but I have just been silent. Hopoe you understand. SylviaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-38262026068213353712013-09-05T03:59:24.390-04:002013-09-05T03:59:24.390-04:00Don, I didn't realize it had been causing a pr...Don, I didn't realize it had been causing a problem. I hope things are better now because I really love hearing from all of my friends here.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-33161322066271705952013-09-04T21:50:51.145-04:002013-09-04T21:50:51.145-04:00I have experienced similar problems as well. My fr...I have experienced similar problems as well. My frustration threshold is far too limited.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148676728860411325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-4648495789694393382013-09-04T19:01:32.233-04:002013-09-04T19:01:32.233-04:00Thanks for chiming in. You know I love it when you...Thanks for chiming in. You know I love it when you do. When I have a little more time I plan on reading some of Jericho's blog. It looks interesting from the brief glance I took through it just a while ago.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-22693937939757152002013-09-04T18:59:36.599-04:002013-09-04T18:59:36.599-04:00Hi, Sylvia, I can't tell you how glad I am to ...Hi, Sylvia, I can't tell you how glad I am to hear from you again. I've missed you and was afraid something might be wrong. I'm turning off the word verification feature. See if that makes commenting easier. If not, feel free to post anonymously and sign your name. Oh, and I'm with you. I think exrelayman should start a blog of his own. In fact, I've suggested that to him a time or two myself. And thanks, too, for the suggestion that we check out Jericho Brisance. I will do that when I have a little more time. Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-27149458228777839242013-09-04T18:55:36.102-04:002013-09-04T18:55:36.102-04:00Yeah, I was wondering about that link. I'm sor...Yeah, I was wondering about that link. I'm sorry my readers are having problems getting their comments posted. I will try it without that word verification feature, at least for a while, and see if that's better. Spam is frustrating, but not nearly as frustrating as losing touch with my cyber friends would be.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-32101269475807770732013-09-04T11:15:43.644-04:002013-09-04T11:15:43.644-04:00Just to chime in, I have Jericho's blog in my ...Just to chime in, I have Jericho's blog in my blogroll if you'd like easy access to check it out. It's under my list of Wordpress blogs I follow.Zoe Bloomerhttp://andnowagain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-41631988489301869602013-09-04T10:49:07.371-04:002013-09-04T10:49:07.371-04:00Hi Doug. I have tried to comment several times bu...Hi Doug. I have tried to comment several times but It kept locking up. I'm trying now under anonymous to see if it works. <br /><br />Love this post. Suffering and evil are one of the reasons I no longer hold the same beliefs I once held. Thanks for your thoughts on the subject and thank you exrelayman for your comments. Exrelayman you should write a blog. I would love to read it.<br /><br />I have been reading a blog "Jericho Brisance". I think you and your readers would enjoy it. If you do check it out go to his journey category and read it. It is pretty long but well worth the time. Sylvia.<br /><br />Thanks again Doug.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-58808913649076573292013-09-04T07:25:25.431-04:002013-09-04T07:25:25.431-04:00Sorry about defective link. Copy it without the pe...Sorry about defective link. Copy it without the period at the end and it will work.<br /><br />Your 'prove you are not a robot' feature is keeping me out despite repeatedly entering correct input. I am leaving the page and coming back to see if that helps. I remember the spam comments on the old blog that prompted this feature, but it sometimes fails to work properly and is a real pain. I am not telling you this to advocate for change, merely for the sake of you being informed about what is happening and perhaps why there are fewer comments than there used to be.exrelaymannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-11558348906284935162013-09-04T04:22:52.333-04:002013-09-04T04:22:52.333-04:00For me there is a real tension here between the id...For me there is a real tension here between the idea of design and the problem of evil. For now I'm willing to live with that tension even as I explore ways my conception of a Supreme Mind can be tweaked to at least make more sense of the problem of evil. As you know, I don't bind myself to the popular Abrahamic concept of God.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-78453319466602972552013-09-03T08:50:07.744-04:002013-09-03T08:50:07.744-04:00You likely know Stephen Laws argument. A summary (...You likely know Stephen Laws argument. A summary (not enough to do justice to the scope of his thought) is something like this: A benevolent deity is unlikely because of the amount of suffering we see - and a malevolent deity is unlikely because of the amount of happiness we see. The 'problem of evil' is a 'problem' only if you are trying to see a deity. No deity, no problem. What is, is - period. Don't know why, but the very question of asking why contains buried within the assumption there must be a why, or perhaps causative purpose, ah - a Purposer!<br /><br />Other items that I consider big problems for theism: hiddenness and scale. To this latter, I thought this relevant to mention, though you have probably seen it:<br /><br />http://www.flixxy.com/hubble-ultra-deep-field-3d.htm.<br /><br />I know you are still on dial up, but it is worth waiting for this to load.<br /><br />Ah, such deep problems. And such a small cranial capacity. I am getting dizzy!exrelaymannoreply@blogger.com