“Lou (DFW), as a former believer, you probably made the self-same excuses and justifications as does Cindy and so many Xtians.”

No, I never got into such discussions because when I rejected the belief in god I was 12 – 13 years old.

My question to you: Did you really believe that cockamamie story full of “could have” and “might have” as compared to the show-off depicted in the bible or, deep down, did you know it was a lie but you needed to pretend otherwise to keep the dream alive?

In case you are wondering, I’ve never understood how anyone could believe such nonsense but I’ve also never believed in a magic man in the sky who is his own son either.

he spared the singlewide after letting the tornado wipe out the trailer park and weeps like a pussy?

or maybe, in a disaster, your god doesn’t do shit, like a Zeus or a nonexistant god?

“Tsunamis, hunger, cancer, earthquakes, … , are not “bad”, they are BAD (for human race)”

Sev, she understands that. That’s why she placed the word bad inside quotation marks – because she didn’t mean it as commonly accepted.

Your assuming: (1) Despite a complete lack of evidence, that a god exists, (2) that the god cares, (3) that he sees everything, (4) that he’s capable of human emotions (being sad), (5) that he could act, (6) that he’s chosen not to, (7) despite 1-6 he’s still worthy of worship.

There’s a much simpler explanation that fits exactly with reality and doesn’t require any excuses at all:

There is no god.

“I may not stop it from occurring (either because I can’t or because I have chosen not to even though I’d like to intervene).”

First of all, you aren’t god. But if you were, or if you the ability, you would do anything to protect your children from harm.

LOL! Theist hypocrisy and rationalization at it’s best.

It’s OK for you to tell us what god should or shouldn’t do, but when atheists do, we’re attacked for it.

so, you’re the grand puppa god interpreter? you get to say what’s what in the bible? did god really create the universe about 10,000 years ago? what’s with the foreskins? so, start listing the literal translations. go ahead.