Do you think what's happening to California has any sort of biblical reference or connection?

@Miram I feel bad actually because the majority are probably great people.

Insulting is the last refuge for someone that doesn't have a good answer. Thanks for your input 👍

@Miram Maybe its patern recognition, you can't unsee something once you notice. California is actually like Sodom.

@HobNoblin 👍💛

@HobNoblin It is not pattern recognition. It is confirmation bias.

Pattern recognition would be actually drawing data from the whole not exceptions.

She proceeded to say "the majority are /probably/ great people", which is an admission of an exception.

The english bibles are very different than its original state in the original languages. Personal interpretations don't really necessarily reflect divine intention. People project their own beliefs and experiences unto their image of a possible God.

If you're forgiving and loving and sweet and beautiful, you will see him that way. If you are not, you will see him as punishing the innocent for the sins of the wicked. And that is wickedness.

When we talk about karma, there needs be a acknowledgement that even threads like this have karma. There are several SWers who lost everything in the fires. The last thing they need to hear is that God abandoned them.

We very much plant evil in the heart of good by targeting them. We created that. What should be our karma?

Not that karma in the hindu sense means retribution, anyways.

@Miram And it came to pass that the lord said, I'm California dreamin, I got to get to LA. All the leaves are brown, and the skys are gray. Then it came to pass on the 3rd day that the lord pulled his woody wagon into the parking lot and went to take his surf board down from the roof. Then he the creator of all the universe looked around him and perceived that the people ran to and fro, bare assed, drunk and stoned. He precieved that they no longer acted like people but commies with no moral compass. And the lord was sad at what had happened, he sat in his waggon depressed and was sorely pissed off. And the lord said I will smite them with fire! And he caused the brush that the commies didn't remove to burn as he drove up toward heaven. And he rolled down the window and flipped them the bird as he caused strong wind to blow on the fire. Amen.

@HobNoblin

I am sorry, but you shouldn't be entertained by anyone's suffering. And I don't want to be part of that. We part ways here.

Wishing you peace.

@Miram I feel like I need to fart kind of but I just can't make it happen.