Religion Thoughts

Looking around at all of the houses in Honduras with religious writings on them, I wondered, if these people who live on dirt floors were transported to the normal minimum wage lifestyle in the U.S. Would they still believe in it? Codee said that they would just because it was so engrained in their culture, but to compare the life of people in the U.S. To that of people in Honduras who have no way out, no chance to climb the ladder of the U.S. economic system, living in poverty, i think if I knew how well normal US citizens lived, and was stuck on an island with no way out, trash everywhere, I think I would hate God for giving some people a great start and cursing me from birth essentially. No one would choose to live that way. Even if god's plan involves making some people suffer, how could people still love him? Isn't that a bit cruel? Even though I don't believe that god has a plan for everyone, if he did, why would some plans involve senseless violence and death in the masses? 50% of the world fearing for their lives each second? It seems sickening, that a God who loves all would favor only a few because of the circumstances of their birth or of what they look like or how they behave, what skills and talents they have. And I can't imagine having so much potential, and being unrecognized for it because a God decided to make my life out to be nothing more than cooking and cleaning. "Gods plan" wastes people's talent and abilities and creativity because God chooses who to favor?

A friend of mine didn't get into the college of his dreams, which would have propelled him to become a pastor, preaching "the word of God" and says that God had other plans for him. Why wouldn't God look out for someone who dedicated their entire life to getting good grades so he could get into a school so he could eventually preach? Why give him a more difficult ride? Especially if he worked so hard to get there.

It seems to be a communist idea that everyone should be equal, but the communists just went about it the wrong way. All children should be given the same chance, under the same circumstances. And if there is a god, why would he make some kids drop their iPads while have others watch their parents die and then have to take care of their siblings? 

As babies, none should have a reason to have different opportunities than the other, because each newborn is a blank slate, with no emotions or impacts made on the world yet. 

I remember talking with someone and saying God either liked to punish people by giving them terrible things with no way out, or did nothing to help people. And the devil actually was in the right, by punishing sinners. It's an interesting concept. I'll look up the article later.

So I found the quote! And some more articles. One is from a theologian website guy, and it explains God knew Adam and Eve would want to be independent. But they weren't "independent" so much as disobedient, I think. And for not following God, even if God knew what was going to happen, they were cast out of Eden. Even though they loved God and wanted to be with him, they still chose to be tempted. And they weren't influenced by God or Eden, but by knowledge and the forbidden. They didn't reject God, they rejected the restraints God had set for them.  

I don't think having Earth and free will constitutes natural disasters killing children, or having some children born in poverty and some in wealth, that's not freedom or free will. Especially if the choice isn't made, it's bred into them because of what their parents believe. I know if my parents had me attend church every Sunday I would grow up thinking differently, but it's not of my own free will that I believe and love God, it's someone else's influence. And wouldn't "the way to the best existence" eventually lead to a stable life with less worries so that there would be more time devoted to God? 

I don't know. 

And no matter how much a child with terminal cancer loved God and prayed every day, it wouldn't change the fact that they would die if it's how "God" intended it to be. A question I have is; why.