"Why won't God heal amputees?"

Corduroy

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My logic? I have faith, not logic.

I wasn't talking about your faith. I was referring to your argument that atheists believe theists are delusional and that this is arrogant. Is that a tenet of your faith or do you believe it separately on faith? Seems to me like that was an attempt at making a logical point. If it's your faith that atheists believe theists are delusion then I guess we don't have much to talk about.


It's not hyperbolic, atheists/agnostics always refer to supernatural entities as myth, legend lacking evidence believed by crazies, maybe not you, but certainly the majority of atheists believe we are delusional.

Certainly atheists are likely to believe that religions are myths lacking evidence but I think you'd have a hard time finding a significant percentage of atheists who believed that theists were "crazies".
 

Corduroy

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Sometimes, the answer is no

Sometimes seems a bit too infrequent, don't you think? I always think of "sometimes" as less than 50% of the time. Shouldn't it be "usually the answer is no"? Do you have at least one example of God healing an amputee? Because if not, the answer is "always" no, isn't it?
 

Corduroy

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Life's a bitch....

If the amputation saved the life, that's definitely cold and cruel

You're dodging the question because you don't have a good answer. I never found the Why won't God heal amputees? question to be all the interesting but the more I watch people fail to explain or even grasp it, the more interesting it becomes.

Have to disagree with you on that one, Dex. Sorry.

I think the so-called Problem of Evil is mental masturbation, and the same kind of bullsh*t semantic nit-picking practiced so often (but not nearly so well) on this board every day.

I've never liked the problem of evil either. Always seemed to me like a petty reason to not believe in God. Atheists like to identify themselves as hyper-rational, but a lot of atheists are atheists for irrational reasons.
 

selfsame

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The Bible clearly promises that God answers prayers. For example, in Mark 11:24 Jesus says, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."
So what should happen if we pray to God to restore amputated limbs? Clearly, if God is real, limbs should regenerate through prayer.

God is Truthful and Jesus is truthful.
God answers the prayer of man when he prays Him.

In the Quran 2: 187

[The reason for revealing the following aya:]

[One of the companions of the Prophet asked him: "Is our Lord Near so that we can pray Him in secret, or is He far so that we should cry out to Him?"
Therefore, this aya was revealed:]

{2: 187. And when My servants ask you [Mohammed] concerning Me, I am always Near a;
I answer the prayer's prayer when he prays to Me b.
So let them seek after My answer [by being obedient to Me] c,
and let them believe in Me d [and in My Holy Names];
haply so they may be led aright e.}
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a i.e. I hear the prayer's prayer as does the one near to them hear.
b i.e. I answer the prayer's prayer once he asks of Me, and I grant him his demand once he requests. And I do what is better for him: so that if his request is advantageous to him, I will offer to him what he wants; but if his demand is not beneficial to him, I shall postpone the answering of his request to another time.
c i.e. let them seek after My answer to their prayer and My good pleasure about them: by obeying My commands.
d i.e. that I AM One, Generous, Most Merciful, All-Answering of the prayer, Most Forgiving and My other beautiful attributes and fair names.
e i.e. so that they may find the truth and be guided to it.
 

Motar

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Do you have at least one example of God healing an amputee? Because if not, the answer is "always" no, isn't it?

"When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him." (Luke 22:49-51 NIV)
 

lone wolf

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You're dodging the question because you don't have a good answer. I never found the Why won't God heal amputees? question to be all the interesting but the more I watch people fail to explain or even grasp it, the more interesting it becomes.
I'm not dodging any question. I'm not a priest, reverend or anyone who can answer for anyone else. If you can do so, you're a better person and more suited to answer your own question. The answer is still sometimes (most times) no - especially for the impossible. If man was meant to regenerate limbs, he would do it as easily as he does livers
 

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"When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him." (Luke 22:49-51 NIV)
Soooo. . . that'd be a "no."
 

Motar

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Soooo. . . that'd be a "no."

Medically speaking, traumatic amputation may involve any bodily protrusion.

Some 30,000 people in United States lose a limb, digit, or other part of their body to accidental amputation each year. It's not just fingers, arms, and legs that are severed, however. Virtually any protrusion, including the nose and ears may be cut off accidentally—or intentionally. Most victims of traumatic amputation are male (80%) and range in age from about 15 to 30. Trauma nursing: Amputation | Modern medicine

Luke 22:49-51 seems to trigger you more than other Scriptures that have been posted, TB. Do you want to talk about it?
 

petros

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The thing with that is it can be taken a couple of ways. Cutting off an ear can mean keeping him from listening as for healing his ear it can mean letting him listen.
 

Motar

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The thing with that is it can be taken a couple of ways. Cutting off an ear can mean keeping him from listening as for healing his ear it can mean letting him listen.

If the metaphorical interpretation is allowed, Petros, it falls apart at the sword symbol. In Scripture, the sword stands for the word of God. The word of God does not disable hearing, listening, and understanding but enables them.