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Feb. 21, 2020 - Dennis Prager Show
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Compound Unhappiness
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But because I truly think it compounds unhappiness, this irrational belief that I'm actually addressing the topic, the happiness hour.
I mean, there is always the possibility that it brings people some comfort because people hate chaos.
People, I wonder, is it...
Do some people prefer to believe they're being punished by God to tragedy happens?
You ever think of that?
You think that that's possible?
Because I find it so incredible that somebody would think that way.
I mean, what is their view of God?
I mean, that can't make you happy.
God took my child's life because I'm so bad?
Did the worst thing possible?
You know, how does that portray God?
Look, I have enough difficulty with, which I believe is a parable, the Job story.
You know, Satan with his deal with God.
I have enough problems with that.
But that's a story to make a point about suffering in God's existence.
But this really doesn't...
I don't see how this can add to a person's happiness.
You've lost your child and then you think you are so awful as to have deserved it.
That's what we call compound unhappiness.
Good people...
I mean, good people suffer.
It's one of the most obvious lessons of the human condition.
And some bad people don't.
Yes, indeed.
Yes, indeed.
Thank you.
Not only does it depict God as cruel, Because of the punishment to the parent.
What does it say about the punishment to the person?
Did he or she deserve to die?
And does God use children to punish parents?
When there's a biblical phrase, children shall not die for the sins of the parents, nor parents for the sins of their children?
Alright, that's why I put it on the Happiness Hour.
It's bad enough to have such tragedy than to compound it with, gee, I deserved it.
I mean, you know, I admit if you smoke cigarettes for 30 years, two packs a day, and you get lung cancer, it's not a punishment.
It's a sad consequence.
And my heart goes out to you anyway.
We'll be back.
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