[Paleopsych] disaster fallacy

[Steve Hovland]

The God that really is God has
nothing to do with these human
concerns.

I do not find it comfortable to
believe that, but I think it is true.

Steve Hovland
www.stevehovland.net


-----Original Message-----
From:	Michael Christopher [SMTP:anonymous_animus at yahoo.com]
Sent:	Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:52 PM
To:	paleopsych at paleopsych.org
Subject:	[Paleopsych] disaster fallacy


>>"Why did you do this to us, God? What did we do to
upset you?" asked a woman in India this week, a
heart-wrenching question asked in common these past
few days by Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and
Christians.<<

--What a horribly mistaken question! To attribute
natural disasters to the will of a powerful being
whose judgment is beyond question is such a horrid
thing to do to oneself and one's children. Blaming
other humans cannot be far behind, if it preserves the
view of God as benevolent ruler. "Oh, so it wasn't
God, it was THEM!! They brought God's wrath upon us!"
(or eliminate God from the equation altogether, by
blaming Jews, Americans, or whatever group seems
all-powerful and easy to blame).

Michael



		
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