I have a literal mind! U believe in this god U believe this god is good. This god did this bad thing So: U believe this bad thing is good
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But a lot of ppl don't think this way! They think: I believe in a good god. Therefore he only does good. Anything which seems bad can't be
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Then they either don't think about the bad things & are happy with a vague sense of goodness which doesn't need bringing into focus.
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Like my 'sort-of-Muslim-but-mostly-spiritual' friend who says 'I don't need to know the answers. I know God & I know he is good.'
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Or they find a way to interpret bad things as good - context, metaphor, translation. Like Augustine & his reading with charity.
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So you end up with a tolerant, liberal, compassionate person who defines themselves as the believer in a cruel, harsh, oppressive god-figure
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This was bewildering to me. When I believed, I believed literally & drove myself nuts (literally) trying to make it all work & fearing Hell
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My account of driving myself nuts with religion is here, for anyone interested. http://helenpluckroseblogs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/a-personal-account-of-religious-ocd-and.html …
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I've been well for nearly 20 years now but I'll always worry at things & need them to work & be a bit obsessive & not let things go.
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Me too. Well, mostly.
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