If there is a "God", it doesn't do anything to us, for us, or against us. It doesn't do it now, nor has it ever. It doesn't authorize good or bad things to happen in existence.
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We are trying to validate, justify or apply meaning for WHY things happen. If we can't make sense of something from demonstrable reality that can reasonably explain it, then we invent ideas to try to explain it so that we can feel like we understand why something happened.
Sometimes our imagination comes up with an explanation that we can verify is valid and true. And sometimes we invent something that can't be verified at all, and is essentially fantasy form our minds.
We humans are often just inventing beliefs about WHY something is here, has happened or is happening. As such, when things happens, we're trying to make sense of those things. We try to attribute meaning for WHY they happened.
A convenient fill-all idea and belief to answer WHY or HOW some things occur or exist, is to use "God". In comes God, an invented idea to try to explain something by inventing justification, purpose and meaning for WHY it happened. It's a convenient gap-filling idea to stick in where we don't have an answer and want to fill the void of an unanswered question.
Psychologically, we don't like a void in comprehension. It's like having holes in our attempt to understand the world, ourselves, life, etc. We want to be walking on solid, consistent, integrated ground, not dangerous holes that have us fall into emptiness, darkness, a void or abyss of not understanding. The darkness, void and abyss is unwelcome, putting us in states of discomfort, insecurity, anxiety, stress and fear.
In our attempt to understand the world we ask questions. Unanswered questions are the gap, void, abyss and darkness. We then invent answers to questions we have for WHY or HOW something is. This allows us to feel better, comfortable, and more secure.
Bad things happen. But to try to justify the existence of an alleged "being" somewhere that is doing it to us, or is allowing it to happen to us, is folly. If a "being" that can't be verified exists at all, it's not involved in what happens. If it created existence, then it set the ball in motion with various natural laws, and then let things play out how they may. It doesn't constantly survey, interact or interject itself into the happenings of existence.
When we aren't in control of what is happening, some people want to think there is something else in control that has some "master plan" in place, doing things for our own benefit even if we can't see it ourselves. So we say "it's for the better", "it's part of 'His'/'Gods' plan", "it was meant to happen", etc. When we're not directing the effects that affect us, some want to believe there is a fate, destiny, fortune or providence from a supernatural force that is acting on our lives for our own "good".
To try to control what happens, people then appeal to this imagined "being" to try to gain favor and positive actions employed to them on it's behalf. People pray for good things to happen to them or those they care about in order to get what they want. And people also pray for bad things to happen to others in order for them to get what they want. Because for some reason, the imagined "being" is going to favor them, and harm someone else because they ask it to. Funny.
So the next time something bad happens, don't try to question and answer WHY or HOW it happened by using "God" or some other super-powered being to justify it. Realize that there are natural laws at play in a deterministic capacity that happen regardless of what you or anyone else does. Realize that no one is perfect and people make mistakes/wrongs unintentionally and you might be affected by those errors/wrongs other people do. Also realize some people do wrongs intentionally and you can also be affected by what they do.
Everything that happens to you personally is personal, but it doesn't mean someone/something was personally trying to do it to you. A supernatural being isn't personally doing anything to or for you or anyone else. Shit happens. It doesn't matter how good you are. There is no "cosmic ledger" (karma) that is going to pay you back for doing good or evil.
Cause and effect of natural laws and free will human forces of action can affect you as a response for what you do. Consequences can apply to what you do. If you walk off a cliff, the phenomenon called gravity will be employed so that you fall down and likely get hurt. Punching someone can have them pay you back in turn. But there is no "karma" or "God" that will bring consequences to you by some "magical" force. Those are imagined externalized authorities, believed to have agency to act themselves or authorize, influence or "mind control" and subvert the free will of others to do things to us or for us.
Thank you for your time and attention. Peace.
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