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A question about Holocaust Day?

Mr. BlueskyMr. Bluesky Posts: 382
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Its this Sunday by the way.


Does anyone know how Jewish people today explain away the Holocaust with their belief in a kind and caring god?

What was "he" doing back then?:confused:

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    vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    Health and safety. He was away on a community care course.
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    SilvioDanteSilvioDante Posts: 2,561
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    Find a Jewish person and ask them? Or any believer in any God, plenty to choose from.
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    BogzBogz Posts: 1,031
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    I wouldn't be surprised that many survivors would have become atheists and many would have still kept their faith.
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    Biffo the BearBiffo the Bear Posts: 25,859
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    I know how symbolic the holocaust that occurred during World War 2 is, but I really wish they'd have a general 'victims of genocide' remembrance day instead - more people died in Russia at the hands of Stalin during WW2 than anywhere else, which is almost airbrushed out of history. All the people who've suffered in Europe and Africa in the modern era etc.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 26,853
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    God was busy. He often is.
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    cat's whiskascat's whiskas Posts: 877
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    He was out on a team building day out with all the other gods
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    tracystapestracystapes Posts: 3,309
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    I don't believe that God is a "he" or was/is any form of human existence at all. I believe "God" is more an energy/force rather than a being.
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    jsmith99jsmith99 Posts: 20,382
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    Near the beginning of the tour of Auschwitz there's a large photograph of a german officer sending those getting off the trains to the left or right. One side for labour, the other side straight to the gas chambers.

    By the end of the tour you realise that those going straight to the chambers were the lucky ones.

    One thing's certain - god was never in Auschwitz.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,954
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    God hates Jews? :p.
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    Mr. BlueskyMr. Bluesky Posts: 382
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    No one ever seems to address this question, I guess jews and other religion types have no credible answer and as such shy away from it?
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    skazzaskazza Posts: 4,983
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    Mr. Bluesky wrote: »
    No one ever seems to address this question, I guess jews and other religion types have no credible answer and as such shy away from it?

    I guess it's a very difficult one to answer, even for a theologist. Why you think the average man in the street should know is beyond me.
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    Mr. BlueskyMr. Bluesky Posts: 382
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    skazza wrote: »
    I guess it's a very difficult one to answer, even for a theologist. Why you think the average man in the street should know is beyond me.

    Its beyond me why you could still be religious if you have no idea?
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    batgirlbatgirl Posts: 42,248
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    Mr. Bluesky wrote: »
    No one ever seems to address this question, I guess jews and other religion types have no credible answer and as such shy away from it?

    I've seen similar questions answered and it's usually done by attributing good stuff to god and the world's ills to free will and sinful humans. So the Germans were busy gassing millions because they were exercising their free will and god, meanwhile, was creating rainbows and kittens.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 26,853
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    batgirl wrote: »
    I've seen similar questions answered and it's usually done by attributing good stuff to god and the world's ills to free will and sinful humans. So the Germans were busy gassing millions because they were exercising their free will and god, meanwhile, was creating rainbows and kittens.

    :D

    The free will argument holds no water with me. God is all powerful. He could take away free will with a snap of his fingers. No more dead babies.

    He would rather we had the free will to kill each other than to save the children. That's God for ya! ;)
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    SilvioDanteSilvioDante Posts: 2,561
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    There is no god.
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    Alt-F4Alt-F4 Posts: 10,960
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    Of course it doesn't make sense, it's total bollocks.
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    tysonstormtysonstorm Posts: 24,609
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    Does this mean God is a holocaust denier?

    Would that stop people believing in him?
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    Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    Mr. Bluesky wrote: »
    Its this Sunday by the way.


    Does anyone know how Jewish people today explain away the Holocaust with their belief in a kind and caring god?

    What was "he" doing back then?:confused:

    I suspect that most people who believe in a god also believe in satan or other evil forces and they believe that men are compelled to do things by both supernatural forces.
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    batgirlbatgirl Posts: 42,248
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    Lizzy11268 wrote: »
    :D

    The free will argument holds no water with me. God is all powerful. He could take away free will with a snap of his fingers. No more dead babies.

    He would rather we had the free will to kill each other than to save the children. That's God for ya! ;)

    Ah, but you see without free will we would be robots. :D

    If I were a god, I'd keep free will but make all people nice. :)
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