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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate when people say they ate blessed. Does that mean some people are cursed? I guess so.

The New Age equivalent are people who say "everything happens for a reason," which means their success and someone else's failure are the result of the universe instead of a million other reasons.

Both are said by people with no manners, essentially, as are humblebrags.[/quote]

Can someone explain to me the “everything happens for a reason,” philosophy? I have a friend who thinks this but if you say “oh, why was that poor guy killed in a carjacking” (or some other tragedy), she will get impatient and say “you don’t understand” but then won’t explain it.  [/quote]

My mother used to say this a lot.

The underlying assumption is that life is a learning journey and that the universe is brimming with an intelligent consciousness that arcs towards justice and love.

The belief connects to other beliefs that the a universe is alive and creative and continually setting up opportunities for our souls to learn what we need to learn to grow .

Some lessons are harder than others but what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.

St Paul also encouraged early Christians that everything works together for good [b]for those who love God.[/b] [/quote]

Praise the lord [/quote]

So much truth to that. People who say the other person just lucky have no idea how much good he or she has done and hence discard the blessing as luck. [/quote]

What a simple minded answer. What about the 3 year old with terminal cancer? Why doesn't he/she get blessed? [/quote]

Did her parents led the life devoted to God? For some sins, your kids will pay up to 7th generation, unfortunately.

But you also did not give the entire story. What do we know about this 3 y.o. family? Maybe her father would sexually abuse her had she stay alive. Maybe dying at age of three is a blessing for her. [/quote]

What about the generations of slaves? They earn that too? [/quote]

What about them? Look at Justice Thomas or Justice Jackson. Did they earn that too? I think so. [/quote]

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