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A third of Americans believe Trump’s presidency is part of God’s plan (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] saimen@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean they have to be passive. They could say God did this to provoke me to do something against this.

I mean it's similar to the question why god allows all this suffering and evil in the world. I think the common answer is to test us and to give us the opportunity to do good or something like that.

[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That is convenient. This way you can explain anything you like. I think, Sam Harris said "it's like playing table tennis without a net".

[–] saimen@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the point of religion. Providing some kind of psychological comfort by giving answers to questions we can't answer.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

But we can answer the question of why god allows bad things to happen: god isn't real.