Caller Claims God Has a Purpose for Not Intervening In TRAGEDIES | Matt Dillahunty & Darante Lamar

Edgar from Utah calls to convince Matt and Darante to return to Christianity, initially sharing his personal experience of comfort from God. The hosts challenge this by contrasting God's selective comfort with widespread suffering, particularly focusing on children with cancer. The conversation intensifies when discussing divine intervention, with the hosts questioning why a loving God would allow suffering while claiming to comfort believers. The call reaches a critical point during a theoretical scenario about assault, where Edgar suggests God allows traumatic events for a "purpose."

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[bt]

God has a purpose in allowing 9.5 million children under age 5 die each year in pain from disease and starvation - he couldnt figure out any other way to do it

[arthurunknown]

If positive, your myth is good. If negative, your myth is mysterious. How convenient, illogical & dishonest.

[LunaBoo]

Please more Daranté. You are a voice of reason and a breath of fresh air.

[parallaxmike]

Daranté did a fantastic job with his questions. Id love to see more videos from him!

[petershaw]

If we are God's children family services need to intervene

[sartori]

Haven't personally seen Darante before, but I immediately took to him as a host/co-host! Hope to see more of him

[Beerglass]

●Thanking god for sparing you in a natural disaster is like sending a thank-you note to a serial killer for stabbing the family next door.

[Marchant]

I've had it up to here (hand as far above my head as I can reach it) with religious people. KEEP IT ALL TO YOURSELF, A GROWING NUMBER OF US AREN'T INTERESTED ANYMORE.

[Oxus]

Theists never fail to accurately describe their god as a complete monster while defending its existence.

[eccod]

Not only does Edgar’s god not heal the kids with cancer, he also created the cancer in the first place

[duanejohnson]

What I heard from Edgar was that he would pray for the assailant and victim and not interfere with God's plan. Sick.

[askingbetterquestions]

My biggest problem with Christianity is that the Bible is not true or moral. Kind of hard to get past that.

[timmorris]

Well said Darante . No one prays harder than a parent who is watching their child die.

[Paulieinspiration]

Could you imagine his daughter coming home ganged raped and beaten beyond recognition and him saying that is great the lord is molding you. Sick. 😢

[daveblodgett]

God is like superman watching the house burn down when he could just blow it ouy like a candle.

[williamjohn]

I don't remember feeling a purpose when I was abused by "uncle" Steve.

[RrRr]

See this is why education is needed in all red states instead of trying to force religion into schools....

[johnnafunkhouser]

Edgar is textbook ignorant and not at all awake

[WitchidWitchid]

It would be like if I saw some creep assaulting, molesting, and attempting to abduct a child and not only do I not try to stop the creep but I don't even call the cops or call for help. And when I am asked why I just allowed it to happen and I did nothing I say, "I let it happen because it will.make the childs father a stronger person". That is basically the callers argument for why God does not help.

[JesusGarcia-butf]

I once asked a rabbi why didn’t god stop the Holocaust? His reply: “we don’t fully understand him and the people apparently did something to deserve his wrath.” He must have noticed the obvious look of shock and incredulity, on my face. As Christopher Hitchens accurately put it, “ religion makes good people say and do stupid things.”