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Quote by: Sonart I think it's fine that their (the boys) belief helped them find strength and hope in the face of their ordeal. Hope goes a long way in survival. But it pisses me off to have folks go before the cameras and declare that "God answered their prayers" and saved them. I go back to my example of a plane crash in which some survive and many others don't. When the survivors go before the world and declare that "God answered our prayers and saved us", what are they actually saying? That those who didn't survive didn't pray hard enough? Or that God arbitrarily chose to answer some prayers but not others? If it's the latter, then what's the difference between God's arbitrary fickleness and pure dumb luck? | This is a strawman, Sonart. A hypothetical example that you set up so you can knock it down. At least be honest and cite a real example. These boys prayed and feel like their prayers were answered. You just enjoy hearing yourself rant.
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