Asymmetric Religion and Philosophy

In response to this question:**

Dear Sir,

I am a college freshmen, and have found myself in a very curious situation. I stumbled upon Zeitgeist by happen stance and ever since have been questioning the world around me. Zeitgeist has opened my eyes to a many number of things. As a result I am considering denouncing my faith.
You seem to be a very knowledgeable man. I have a question that has been nagging at me. I hope that you can answer this question:
Why won't God heal Amputees? They served honorably in the Military,and yet they are the least taken care of by the church and state.
Also, Who invented "no mail on sundays"?

Sincerely, Brianna

Brianna,

Zeitgeist "opens eyes" in the same way that the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion opened the eyes of the world to the Jewish menace. In other words, both are nonsense.

As to the amputees:

I'm guessing you're asking why there's no recorded incidences of legs having grown back. Some points:

1. Nobody knows, of course.
2. It's necessary for Christians to believe in miracles, in general, and a few in particular.
3. I don't think it's necessarily wise to ask why there aren't any miracles of a certain type. There have been the miracles that God has wanted.
4. If one were to speculate, however, one might say that a leg growing back leaves no room for doubt which would also leave no room for faith, which God considers a good thing.
5. God can help people in different ways, not just physically.
6. Everybody needs, in the ultimate sense, God. Some, with particular problems will always have the comfort of knowing that Justice is certain and that some being cares for him.
7. I don't know about the claim that amputees aren't cared for by the government. I worked with amputees at Walter Reed and I didn't sense any mass neglect.
8. The beauty of America is that people can choose to help whomever they wish. Go ahead.

Mail on Sundays:

1. Sunday, for Christians, has traditionally been a day of rest. The United States, having been founded by Christians, mostly, would prefer Sunday as the day not to conduct business. Remember, it wasn't too long ago that cities would have ordinances prohibiting businesses from opening on Sundays.

**I know this may be a Bill Maher-style joke, but what the heck?