Can a natural disaster be distinguished from a Act of God?
Are natural disasters' Act of God or are they just Act of Nature?
Can humans see the difference between a natural disaster or Act of God?
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This question appears to assume the truth of its assertion. Remember the burden of proof that is so often overlooked? It would be of benefit to know how you define your version of god. I will say this, however, in any attempt to reconcile natural phenomena through "supernatural" means, it is the one who asserts the supernatural that is left to the peril of his own delusion. Side: yes
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You're saying that if someone doesn't accept the belief in God that they can tell the difference between an event caused by god, and one not caused by god... If you don't believe in god there should be no difference because you don't accept the second, supposed, cause of the disaster. The question would immediately become invalid. The only people that should be able to tell the difference are religious people or people of faith. The two supposed causes can be valid, one caused by nature, and one caused by god. Side: No
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That is not what I mean at all. A religious person will think that all natural disasters are an Act of God, thus they cannot distinguish what truly is (or may be?) an Act of God and a plain old natural disaster. An atheist, who does not believe in God and thus not in an Act of God, will claim that all things are naturalistic in origin. Side: yes
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Yes, but it isn't always. Some people believe strongly in their faith and see lots of things as acts of gods. I do however think that most rationally thinking people can tell the difference. Hell, any rationally thinking person wouldn't believe in a god that comes in and screws with everything we do anyways. Side: yes
Yes. The Bible (and here I am assuming the Christian God) tells us that God does not do anything without warning his servants first. If the event was not forewarned by a prophet, then you can be sure it wasn't caused by God. Side: yes
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Can people distinguish between an unnatural event and a natural event? No. An event in nature cannot be unnatural. Can people distinguish between a natural event and a natural event? No, there is no difference. Funny, this topic assumes a God that can act in the realm of the 'natural', and then assumes God isn't natural. Side: No
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Science isn't about destroying Christianity you know. It's about solving the mysteries of the universe, so If God sent a bunch of angels down with laser vision and started killing us, the evidence would back it up because it would be true. The fact that religion fails on so many levels of science isn't because of some anti-theology agenda, it's because the bible is contradictory to not only all recent discoveries about the natural universe, but is also contradictory to itself. If science actually backed up the claims made in the bible then why the hell would scientists willingly sentence themselves to an eternity of hell fire just to spread some "lies" about how the natural universe functions? Hmm? Side: yes
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Unless there is some quantifiable means to show or prove that a disaster has a "supernatural cause", then we must presume a natural cause, and as per my understanding this is quite impossible considering none of our scientific instruments can measure the supernatural, there would be no way to tell. Side: No
even if an Act if God does happen the media just cover it up look at what happened here: http://www.ccgm.org. Side: No
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