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Purpose or Reason Driven?
On The Progress and Nature of Morality
Chapter 5: Reason Driven - My View is God's View
Chapter 5: Purpose Driven - Seeing Life from God's View
Chapter 4: Reason Driven - Sons of Dust
Chapter 4: Purpose Driven - Made to Last Forever
Chapter 3: Reason Driven - One Track Mind?
Chapter 3: Purpose Driven - What Drives Your Life?
Chapter 2: Reason Driven - You Are a Work of Art
Chapter 2: Purpose Driven
On The Progress and Nature of Morality
Chapter 5: Reason Driven - My View is God's View
Chapter 5: Purpose Driven - Seeing Life from God's View
Chapter 4: Reason Driven - Sons of Dust
Chapter 4: Purpose Driven - Made to Last Forever
Chapter 3: Reason Driven - One Track Mind?
Chapter 3: Purpose Driven - What Drives Your Life?
Chapter 2: Reason Driven - You Are a Work of Art
Chapter 2: Purpose Driven
3 comments
In the end, it's all about what you personally believe. I see this video as a decent articulation of why the author believes what he does. There is no proof, just what makes the most sense to you based on your view of the universe and this pale blue dot.
First, there is no obligation to "explain" God's actions. The fact that we can't understand His purpose is only evidence of OUR lack of omniscience, not His. It makes as much sense to say that because we cannot definitively explain how the universe came into being, the Big Bang Theory is impossible.
Second, most Christians are not fundamentalists. They recognize culture's influence on the Bible, and come to their own conclusions regarding its accuracy.
And third, why wouldn't bad things happen to good people? The Bible makes no promises of a reward in this lifetime, only after death. To make this life into a simplistic system of reward and punishment would short-circuit free-will, stunt our personal growth, and effectively turn us into nothing more than lap dogs.