tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post8461694149110421045..comments2024-03-15T02:42:58.854-04:00Comments on The Hat Rack: The Weird Fiction of Daniel DefoeNathaniel Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-85453424343322185292012-02-27T06:23:32.586-05:002012-02-27T06:23:32.586-05:00Or: Mommy, why does God let bad things happen?
Pr...Or: Mommy, why does God let bad things happen?<br /><br />Probably the first existential crisis of faith most people have, around age six or seven. <br /><br />If I was God, and I'm not saying I'm not, I'd provide texture to the world, so some people will crash against hopelessness, while others triumph over adversity. Thus free will can be exercised, and faith nurtured, absent hope of receiving a divine helping hand.<br /><br />Of course, once you've finished running from tigers or being beaten flat by hailstones the size of cricket balls, and founded a settlement and invented banks, some people will spoil it by claiming that their prayers are answered and yours' would be too if you were just a little more pious.Panicswitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074225770192887676noreply@blogger.com