Originally Posted by Jayson (Post 2908532)

But, if you believe that God created the world, then that means he created natural disasters.

If he didn't want natural disasters to occur, he wouldn't have made them possible, would he?

Originally Posted by kevin_123 (Post 2930834)

I'm no experts, but the "argument" is that God just made the earth and left it "to it's own accord".. to be honest, because religion is soo loose and doesn't have any solid facts etc. There will always be a reason for anything, just worded in a way to make it sound philosophical and logical..

Originally Posted by WOMBAI (Post 2911387)

Sanctimonious claptrap! Why would a true compassionate 'God' stand by and watch innocents die because of the stupidity of others, if indeed he/she had the power to prevent it? Not much of a God in my opinion! Sounds more like a dictator to me - do things my way - or others will pay the price!