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How does religion explain infant deaths?

We read about the deaths of babies and children as a result of wars, diseases, or simply human cruelty. What did they do to recieve such a tragic fate? Is there an explanation for this in any religion?
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SDavis · 56-60, F
Ecclesiastics 12:7 tells us when we die our bodies go back to the dust of the earth and our spirits goes back to God who gave it. A child a baby, an infant, an embryo, a fetus, a toddler, has not committed a sin in this world and I feel safe to say are blameless before God from the sins of this world. I believe that they will not face the wrath of his judgment, but indeed their spirits are with him awaiting for the judgment of the inhabiters of the Earth.

And they may be of the saints and angels that will be returning with Christ. We look at the bodie,s God looks at the Spirit within the body.

The Bible tells us that humans will be held accountable for what they know and the more a human knows of God the more a human will be held accountable for when facing God's judgment.
https://www.openbible.info/topics/being_held_accountable_for_what_we_know
Ynotisay · M
@SDavis So does an embryo, which is a blob of cells, grow in to an adult in heaven? If so, how old do they get? What's gods perfect age for eternity? And if not, do they go through eternity as undeveloped cells?
SDavis · 56-60, F
@Ynotisay no FLESH goes to heaven the Bible is clear flesh and blood.

That blob of cells is human flesh ..... And if you are human that's how you started.

Trying to be sarcastic - you either neglect, ignore, or don't understand what you read -- the first thing I wrote was the bodies go back to the dust of the earth and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
Ynotisay · M
@SDavis :) There's ALWAYS an out.
SDavis · 56-60, F
@Ynotisay TRUTH is accepted or rejected
Ynotisay · M
@SDavis Truth is provable. Belief without facts isn't. Full stop. Pray to a rock for all I care. But your truth isn't THE truth. Big difference. That's why there's thousands of gods.
SDavis · 56-60, F
@Ynotisay
How true there is no tangible proof - but neither is there any tangible proof that what I say is in fact. That's why science don't tackle trying to prove or disprove the existence of God and what is written in the Bible. Science don't understand much of things here on this Earth or in the universe.
I'll leave you with this
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/are-5-memorable-moments-congress-ufo-hearing-rcna96476

[media=https://www.youtube.com/live/OwSkXDmV6Io?feature=shared]

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Ynotisay · M
@SDavis Just so you know I have no interest in watching what you shared. Nothing personal.

Religion, ALL of the many, many religions, are fables. It serves a purpose for certain types of people, and societies, but to say that the fables are fact? True? Based in any form of reality in lieu of the imaginations of the writers?

Faith. Belief. That's what they're ALL predicated on. I mean, religious people are TOLD that, right?

So why the need to try and prove something that, by its definition, isn't provable? I mean, I KNOW why. I just have no room for it in my world.

I'm done now, ok? Thanks. Have a good one.
SDavis · 56-60, F
@Ynotisay Naturally but somebody will - you too have a good one 🤓