• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    The full response is worth reading:

    I’d say, bone cancer in children? What’s that about? Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world that is so full of injustice and pain. That’s what I would say.

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          Sure, like an old Southern lady proclaiming, “Lordy, I have a case of the vapors!”

          He’s just hamming it up for the camera in response to Fry’s (intentionally inflammatory) rhetoric.

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        That is a great clip. His answer is relentless and is an example for us all.

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        This is addressed by Mr Fry’s remarks, which you should watch in full. He either says that god doesn’t exist or he’s a complete maniac. Atheism is actually the generous, optimistic interpretation.

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        If I would describe a paradise for humans I would set up a system where your suffer is short and smal but just enough to value the things you will be given. Once you reach a point where you don’t feel joy anymore because you have everything. Everything is taken from you and can again enjoy building up your achievements

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          As a parent, I scratch my head at this. We don’t pepper in abuse with parental love so that they’ll appreciate it. You just give and you give and you give. You lose sleep trying to figure out how you’re going to keep them perfectly safe and completely happy. God’s a shite dad.