Challenging Faith
KIEV, Ukraine - A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in the Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said Monday.
“The man shouted, ‘God will save me, if he exists,’ lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions,” the official said.
“A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery.”
The incident on Sunday evening, when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.
-REUTERS
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Apparently the lions didnt want walk-in evangelists any more than I do. At least for my case I politely ask them to leave, I dont ask them to come closer, let them remove their shoes, and then severe their blood vessels with sharp teeth because good luck in getting "that" out of your carpet.
It's a sad tragedy, I know. A death is a death no matter how slapstick it sounds. But did he actually prove anything in doing this? Heck even the main Man Jesus knows what to do for this case. (see illustration, provided for by theblocktestament.com)
There's actually an old story that speaks to this issue.
A man was sitting on his porch during a flood. A police car came by and offered to take him to safety. He said, "Don't worry. God will save me."
The waters rose and he soon found himself on the roof of his porch. A police boat came by and offered to take him to safety. He said, "Don't worry. God will save me."
The waters rose and he soon found himself on top of his chimney. A police helicopter flew over and offered to take him to safety. He said, "Don't worry. God will save me."
He soon found himself standing in front of the gates of heaven. He looked up at God and said, "Why didn't you save me?"
God said, " I sent you a car, a boat, and a helicopter. What more did you want?"
You thank God with what you already have. Thank God for what more comes. His will be done. You dont push the margins. You dont act stupid. It's simple enough. A lion is created to eat anything that resembles a steak as long as it's within its reach (either that or it just wants peace and quiet). That's how God created it. You dont act all special and shit and ask God to bend his laws just for you because maybe God hates pressure.
The man probably missed the whole story about the early Christians being thrown to the Lions in Rome. I seem to remember Nero saying something similiar, "If your God exists he will save you". And we all know what happend there.
God obviously has a Laissez-faire management approach to the world. He helps, but when He does we either dont know it or dont understand it. You're on your own, make the most out of it. Dont act stupid.
As a final thought on this matter, I have but one question. Was the man a devout believer trying to prove a point and failed at it or was he an atheist tired of proving his point by explaining and did a hands on experiment and technically succeeded at it?
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