Pope Benedict stumped by Japanese girl's question about suffering - Polidicks

[QUOTE=MrFish;29376118] He reminds me of Mother Teresa. I remember reading a book that said she didn't let some dying African kids use medicine that would have saved their lives, because "they would be with God". I don't get how people like that can be considered holy, when they should be treated as murderers.[/QUOTE] There's a Hitchens documentary about her. She basically spread the care centers around the world instead of improving the ones that already existed. Instruments weren't sterilized, etc. She was just some Macedonian/Albanian woman that believed in Zombie Jesus. Some of her intentions were good, at least.

Badass little girl wisdom kick straight to the religion gland.

[quote=THE MOTHERFUCKING POPE]"And we do not have the answers, but we know that Jesus suffered as you do"[/quote] Yes, we don't know why, but we do know that there has been needless suffering ever since the dawn of man. But thanks for reminding me about it, it's not like I don't witness it every day on the television!

[quote]"And we do not have the answers,[/quote] I'd say the same if someone asked me why God willingly hurts his own children like that.

I'm not a christian, in the slightest, but I do think that was a pretty alright answer if you are a christian.

[QUOTE=Cypher_09;29376907]I'm not a christian, in the slightest, but I do think that was a pretty alright answer if you are a christian.[/QUOTE] Answers like these are the reasons I turned away from Christianity at around her age.

[QUOTE=Fables;29377054]Answers like these are the reasons I turned away from Christianity at around her age.[/QUOTE] Well yeah it doesn't answer anything, but he picked up from a very tough question. The pope is a cunt, by the way.

tbh I think that is the best answer he could have given. In his position, assuming I believed in Jesus and christianity and everything, I think I'd have answered the same.

But jesus wasn't a real person

[QUOTE=BenJammin';29377510]But jesus wasn't a real person[/QUOTE] [img]http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii12/REexpert44/thats_the_joke.jpg[/img] Just kidding.

Prove that the Pope is an idiot. Any Christian can answer that, it's pretty basic information to learn during a Church Sermon. We rebelled against God to commit sin and the wages of sin are death. Very easy to answer.

Fuck the motherfucker. [editline]edit to post a vidzeo[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0[/media]

[QUOTE=archangel125;29370692]And he protects pedophiles, blaming it on homosexuality, AND he went to Africa and told them using condoms was wrong.[/QUOTE] I don't get why Christians care so much about birth control and masturbation. The sperm I spray into a paper towel every night was never going to reach a pussy in the first place, so I'm not really defying God's confusing, overarching scheme.

[QUOTE=cqbcat;29377895]I don't get why Christians care so much about birth control and masturbation. The sperm I spray into a paper towel every night was never going to reach a pussy in the first place, so I'm not really defying God's confusing, overarching scheme.[/QUOTE] Well, according to a few of the most deluded, the ones who think masturbation is wrong, every sperm cell is a potential life. Funny that they don't bitch about women ovulating, then. I suppose they consider male sex cells to be more important.

[QUOTE=archangel125;29377941]Well, according to a few of the most deluded, the ones who think masturbation is wrong, every sperm cell is a potential life. Funny that they don't bitch about women ovulating, then. I suppose they consider male sex cells to be more important.[/QUOTE] Strength by numbers, I suppose? So what happens to the millions of sperm that fail to penetrate thje egg? Every time a Christian has sex they kill millions of souls?

Man I posted my comment and nobody went "lol free will defence". You pass the test Facepunch, you pass the test.

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;29376087]problem of evil and suffering motherfuckers existed for a fucking age and they still haven't solved it.[/QUOTE] SCIENTIFIC DETERMINISM :c

[QUOTE=archangel125;29379318]SCIENTIFIC DETERMINISM :c[/QUOTE] Ah yeah, but that's not a staple of Christian beliefs shockingly enough. Unless it's Calvinism, and then it's sort of like that but justAHhahahaHAhahahAHhahaha

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;29379384]Ah yeah, but that's not a staple of Christian beliefs shockingly enough. Unless it's Calvinism, and then it's sort of like that but justAHhahahaHAhahahAHhahaha[/QUOTE] Heheheheheheheheh..

[quote]And we do not have the answers, but we know that Jesus suffered as you do, an innocent, and that the true God who is revealed in Jesus is by your side.[/quote] The difference is that after you die you don't get an extra life. But really that did make me sad but as science moves forward we are finding better ways to detect earth quakes so hopefully this doesnt have to happen again.

[QUOTE=cqbcat;29377895]I don't get why Christians care so much about birth control and masturbation. The sperm I spray into a paper towel every night was never going to reach a pussy in the first place, so I'm not really defying God's confusing, overarching scheme.[/QUOTE] Only the Catholics care about birth control. It's a catholic born idea thought up by a few stupid theologians sometime around 1 to 10 A.D who believed that when you shag you should allow for the possibility of a child. Why they thought this I really don't know.

[QUOTE=archangel125;29370692]And he protects pedophiles, blaming it on homosexuality, AND he went to Africa and told them using condoms was wrong.[/QUOTE] Dosen't every pope do that.

[QUOTE=Novistador;29382555]Dosen't every pope do that.[/QUOTE] no

people who say that jesus was not a real person are just plain retarded. people who say that jesus was not a zombie, and did not become anyone's "savior"; they'd be true in saying so. for fucks sake they found his death record theres been several documentaries fuck

[QUOTE=joes33431;29383135]people who say that jesus was not a real person are just plain retarded. [/QUOTE] I would disagree that he probably was not a real person and was based on the other "jesusses" before him. And even if he was real everything thing about him was practically made up so it would just be some random guy with the name jesus who did a few cool things.

im sort of surprised by the pope's answer. my guess is he isn't exactly a believer in god-given free will. now by free will i mean this: god knows your path but just because he knows you and how you behave. if you were to change your behavior, gods view of your future might change. the reason that people suffer in this world is because god gave us free will. would any of you really want god to intervene with your life? then one of the purposes of jesus would be diminished -- that one must love god freely and not be forced.

[QUOTE=Waals Vander;29383238]the reason being that people suffer in this world is because god gave us free will.[/QUOTE] Giving people free will doesn't mean you cant help them. A dad might want there child to grow up independent but is still going to help there child once there in serious danger.

[QUOTE=imasillypiggy;29383304]Giving people free will doesn't mean you cant help them. A dad might want there child to grow up independent but is still going to help there child once there in serious danger.[/QUOTE] but wouldn't that just complicate things? then whenever you had a misfortune you would wonder why god didnt help you. you become dependent. and whos to say god isnt helping you? what if yesterday you were supposed to fall on your face and break your nose but god created an event that made that not happen?

[QUOTE=Waals Vander;29383347]but wouldn't that just complicate things? then whenever you had a misfortune you would wonder why god didnt help you. you become dependent. and whos to say god isnt helping you? what if yesterday you were supposed to fall on your face and break your nose but god created an event that made that not happen?[/QUOTE] Well then hes wasting his time with my nose problems and should be helping japan. Again I want become dependent on my emergency break if it saves my life and its not like people don't already ask god for practically everything from winning the lottery to getting with that one hot chick.

what if japan is nothing compared to the earthquake god saved africa from