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Atheists & Agnostics

lindysalsagal

(22,411 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2019, 07:28 PM Apr 2019

I love Paris and this is a human tragedy. But [View all]

Ok ok. The stained glass, the statues, art, craftsmanship. Gottit. This thing was 11th century.

But

Why did "god" let his greatest cathedral burn?

Why do any churches burn? Ever?

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I love Paris and this is a human tragedy. But [View all] lindysalsagal Apr 2019 OP

maybe its an opportunity to rebuild bigger and better nt msongs Apr 2019 #1

If they decided to build a better Church, shanny Apr 2019 #3

And I thought trump's comments would be the worst I'd see today. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #2

What is so bad about the question? uriel1972 Apr 2019 #10

Agree, mobeau..... No Vested Interest Apr 2019 #11

Really? "The worst"? trotsky Apr 2019 #14

OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #17

Yes, yes, we know how privileged you are. Mariana Apr 2019 #18

There is no god, and no god ordains any human activity. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #4

Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque Fire Burns at the Same Time As Flames Engulf Notre Dame Cathedral progressoid Apr 2019 #5

In the 18th and 19th century SCantiGOP Apr 2019 #6

It ain't personal. It's only physics. -nt Freelancer Apr 2019 #7

Thank you. It's nostalgia, nothing more. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #9

I'd have been more upset if the Eiffel Tower had fallen RussBLib Apr 2019 #8

A 1984 fire at England's York catherdral "sparked" a similar discussion. John1956PA Apr 2019 #12

because it was Holy Week and Brainstormy Apr 2019 #13

Rim shot. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #16

Ask Pascal. Clearly they've chosen the wrong god(s). Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #15