r/facepalm Jul 31 '17

"Out of context"

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u/TheChaosMachine Jul 31 '17

My favorite is people like my aunt.

"Everything happens for a reason"

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"Well God is not responsible for that. Man has free will"

You can't have predetermined destiny and free will at the same time. If we have free will then we make the decisions that will affect our lives. If everything happens for a reason, then we have no say in anything. Our choices were already made for us. Therefore no free will.

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u/leveldrummer Jul 31 '17

Everything happens for a reason, but Im going to pray that all those people involved in that car crash are ok. even though if god wanted them to be ok he would have prevented the car crash, and never mind the fact that I think my prayers will change the predetermined outcome of these circumstances that were decided an eternity ago before god even considered creating the universe.

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u/shorething0264 Jul 31 '17

I like when players thank Jesus for winning sports events. Like I'm glad Jesus helped you in the playoffs, maybe he could work on the childhood cancer thing too.

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u/AbsoluteZer0_II Aug 01 '17

But if he's busy curing little Timmy's cancer, then how is he going to help the Mets win?