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[quote=Anonymous]And wanted to talk about how God is not responsible for human suffering.

Full disclosure I grew up Catholic but am an atheist today, i have called myself the amicable atheist here in the past though, I'm not hostile towards religion and haven't posted here in quite awhile. Just want to be up front because I know there are a lot of more angry atheists who post here to troll and wanted to separate myself from them.

Anyway, they quoted Job to me. And so I was about to politely get rid of them when I just couldn't help myself and had to ask them how on earth they could use Job as the story that proves that God has no responsibility for suffering. Reading and studying Job is like the first crack that showed up in my religious belief. I was completely appalled by it when taught about it. And I was just kind of interested in talking about it with other people who aren't trying to get into my house to preach at me.

I really see God as being, while not RESPONSIBLE for Job's suffering in the sense that he did not murder his family HIMSELF. He also kind of egged Satan on and endorsed the idea of Satan testing Job. He did not in any way try to shield him and allowed him to serve as a symbolic sacrifice in this gamble between the gods.

I was just surprised, to have them use that to make that point. And I ended up going back and forth with them longer than I've ever talked to any door to door person and have been marinating on it for a couple of days.

Anyway, wondering if anyone else had such similar feelings about Job. [/quote]

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