সুনামি ও ঈশ্বরের 'সুনাম'

জাপানের সাম্প্রতিক দুর্যোগে ঈশ্বরের সংশ্লেষ ও ভূমিকা প্রসঙ্গে স্যাম হ্যারিস যে-কথাটি বলেছেন, তা খণ্ডাক দেখি কেউ! 

Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn’t care to, or he doesn’t exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely. 

পরে আরও বললেন:

The only sense to make of tragedies like this is that terrible things can happen to perfectly innocent people. This understanding inspires compassion.

Religious faith, on the other hand, erodes compassion. Thoughts like, “this might be all part of God’s plan,” or “there are no accidents in life,” or “everyone on some level gets what he or she deserves” – these ideas are not only stupid, they are extraordinarily callous. They are nothing more than a childish refusal to connect with the suffering of other human beings. It is time to grow up and let our hearts break at moments like this.

— Sam Harris, on Japan Tsunami and god.