Again, Cofty, you speak from ignorance on the matter; of the science and of God and of how energy works with God. Unless of course you can tell me that you know how all of these things work together?
2Tired... how is that for certain? How do you know that he did not warn people... but that there were none willing/able to receive His warning? You guys don't even believe the Spirit exists, much less speaks. I believe that you are in the majority on that.
Regardless, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, etc, etc... are all part of this world, and the inherent harm that they may cause to others are also part of this world. You knew this truth at birth; you knew this truth when you believed; you knew this truth from Christ who said that such things would happen. To be surprised then to the point of turning your back on God/losing your faith when such things DO happen... is very strange to ME. I can understand being shocked by the reality of something that you might not have allowed yourself to think of before.
But death is death. It comes to most everyone (those in Christ do not taste death - do not go to the world of the dead - but do go under the altar to await the first resurrection). Physical death, however, does come to everyone. There are some who blame God for not stopping the things that cause death - natural or not - which is what you are doing. And some who know that he gives life (we are all alive or we would not be having this conversation), including eternal life; those who see/know Christ who healed the sick, forgave, showed mercy, gave his life, resurrected some, etc, etc... and these are not the examples of a God who does not love and does not serve and does not work for His children... but of a God who does love, who does serve, who does work for his children.
In this life there will be death and suffering... at the hands of others for the most part, but also at the hands of natural events (some as a result of what was needed to support life, and some -maybe even all- that comes from events that we do not know about).
Not knowing the specific reason for a specific event... is not the same as there not BEING a specific reason. Nor is it intellectually dishonest to say you don't know, but that you do not assume, in light of all you DO know about God (from Christ), that it is because God is a monster (as you judge one you do not know).
You object to the reasons that you have summarized from various people (and sometimes misrepresented, though not necessarily on purpose)... and think that your objection defeats them? Because there are objections and discrpencies to your explanations as well, and I assume you do not think that defeats them: that god does not exist TO stop suffering (and that opens a whole other discussion); or that god is useless, weak, immoral, etc... all of which is contradicted in the fact that we have life, the promise of life, as well as being contradicted in all that Christ showed us about His Father.
So for those reasons... there are objections and discrepencies and questions raised by them as well.
You might mislead some, and I am sorry that you were misled, and did not know Christ so as to trust in Him. But those who belong to, hear, look to and follow Christ know that God is as He has shown Him to be. If there is something that one does not understand or know (yet)... they know that it will not be in contradiction to what He has shown of God.
But as for this... no one was ever promised that this life would not include both good... and bad. That is what 'Adam' chose for his children; some of whom are given the right to become the sons (children) of God, because of the way that God provided for them to come BACK to Life, and to Him.
Peace,
tammy