tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post8724897842992276471..comments2023-10-30T23:47:11.780+08:00Comments on Towards a Rational America and an Enlightened Judaism: Word of MouthSecular Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-73797342501102570632010-02-01T12:45:10.840+08:002010-02-01T12:45:10.840+08:00Too true! God must love me-- I get 75 inches of ra...Too true! God must love me-- I get 75 inches of rain per year!Lorelei Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639663436142251951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-58702620765660148032010-02-01T12:14:23.943+08:002010-02-01T12:14:23.943+08:00Good clarification, Lorelei. And to the extent th...Good clarification, Lorelei. And to the extent that so many theists reject science as a rational explanation for events in the world / universe, for them a supremee being is still the only "natural" force. I remember once overhearing a discussion about the near drought conditions in the area where I was living. One of the parties said "If God wants it to rain, he'll make it Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-26742757652577353192010-02-01T03:38:36.436+08:002010-02-01T03:38:36.436+08:00It's also worth remembering that ancient peopl...It's also worth remembering that ancient people never thought of their gods as supernatural but as eminently natural. The gods made the universe and ran the universe. Earthquakes, plagues, comets, eclipses, every natural event occurred at the will of a god. Belief in the gods was merely accepting the best available evidence at the time, and religion was best practices for survival.<br /><br /Lorelei Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639663436142251951noreply@blogger.com