So is this the same God I read about in the Old Testament.

Here I see Hamas brutally attacking innocent children and women. I see Isreal cutting off water and electricity in Gaza.
Both have their routes in the Old Testament, the same God.

Or is it just random atoms colliding after the Big Bang? As our atheists friends tell me.

I despair and can only pray for peace and compassion.

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LordShadowfire · M

Given the fact that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are three of the Abrahamic religions, I'd say yes. It reminds me of a Zen story I heard several years ago.

There was a great guru traveling north through the desert, who was followed by several dozens of his disciples. During their pilgrimage, they stopped at an oasis. There, they met another guru who was traveling south with a group of his own disciples.

The two gurus sat in quiet meditation together, occasionally breaking the silence to make friendly conversation. Seeing this, their followers decided to get to know one another, and began discussing meditation techniques they had been taught, as well as philosophical teachings.

An hour into the conversation, arguments began to break out among the disciples. Some of the arguments turned into fist fights, and the two gurus were forced to end their peaceful meditation and intervene. As they stepped in to break up the fight, one of the disciples asked his master, "Why do you and that other guru disagree on so many basic fundamental truths of the universe?"

The master smiled and said, "We don't. Our disciples do."