Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 " Come to think of it, if God doesn't want us to have medical treatment, wouldn't God have so informed us? " My religion teaches me that I should not put faith in anything beside God. This means that I can certainly accept any medical treatment of any kind, but I am not going to place any sort of faith in it, even if it cures me, because I know that unless I commit suicide, God has ultimate control over when I leave this earth and under what circumstances. Ergo if I get bashed up pretty bad and it's my time to go, why resist God's will? Heaven would certainly be a better place than staying on earth (if it is Heaven where I am ultimately going to wind up). Tom Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 environmental1st2003 wrote: > > > > > " Come to think of it, if God doesn't want us to have medical > treatment, wouldn't God have so informed us? " > > My religion teaches me that I should not put faith in anything beside > God. This means that I can certainly accept any medical treatment of > any kind, but I am not going to place any sort of faith in it, even if > it cures me, because I know that unless I commit suicide, God has > ultimate control over when I leave this earth and under what > circumstances. > > Ergo if I get bashed up pretty bad and it's my time to go, why resist > God's will? Heaven would certainly be a better place than staying on > earth (if it is Heaven where I am ultimately going to wind up). > Did your God not bless you with choice? What if you get bashed up pretty bad and God leaves it up to you to choose to live or die. What if it's not your time to go? What if He has things for you to do here but because he has given you choice he does not interfere? What if you decide not to use the medical intervention he has made available for you? Because you left it up to Him when he really wanted you to use the choice he gave you, you are now dead and unable to fulfill His expectations for you. Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 All good points. I have no way of knowing exactly what God wants. I just have to trust in Him. Tom Administrator Did your God not bless you with choice? What if you get bashed up pretty bad and God leaves it up to you to choose to live or die. What if it's not your time to go? What if He has things for you to do here but because he has given you choice he does not interfere? What if you decide not to use the medical intervention he has made available for you? Because you left it up to Him when he really wanted you to use the choice he gave you, you are now dead and unable to fulfill His expectations for you. Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Maybe things are better in this country (UK) regarding this. One does not get paid to donate blood and to my knowledge having a test for aids does not cost on the NHS. > > Re: Re: Artifical Blood > > " Geesh, not all gays have aids. " > > I agree. However, these people were ones who knew they were engaging > in risky behavior and deliberately donated blood to get free HIV > testing knowing full well that there was always a slight chance that > A) The blood might test positive for HIV and The blood could find > its way untested into the blood supply. > > " If the blood is tested for HIV what is the problem? What gives you > the idea that their blood is not tested properly? " > > People are still getting donated blood tainted by viruses. That's > why. Most recently, it was hepatitis that some people got. > > " All donated blood is by law required to be tested, why do you > think it is not? " > > I think it might be tested, but not with 100% accuracy sometimes. If > someone thinks they might have HIV, let them get an HIV test. I don't > think some innocent ought to suffer because the infected blood made > it into the supply by accident. > > Tom > Administrator > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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