Well, I can say that I really do believe there is a GOD.  Most people say they have to "see it to believe it", but I say you "have to believe it to see it".   ;)

As far as why life can be so unfair - I believe that is the way it must be.  
I believe that the world must be a completely random and chaotic environment, where ANYTHING can happen.    It must all be based off from free will.  If GOD stepped in and interfered here and there to make things "fair", it would make the test wee are taking now pointless.    

As for the questions you pondered regarding the handicapped:  I actually work with the handicapped for a living.  I must say the only people who view their lives as "unfair" are the people who don't personally know them.  All the people I work with, have rich, full-filling lives.  They do not feel one iota of pity for themselves.  

I would also like to mention that ALL HUMAN BEINGS have handicaps.  Some are just different than others.  I for instance, have handicaps ranging from dyslexia to OCD.  

I think life is a test.   I do not think it matters if you end up in a history book, or if you die anonymous.  All that I believe matters is that you are a good person (and wee all know the answer to that in our heart of hearts)  If you do what is right you are abiding by GOD's will.  

I do not believe that you have to go to church, or donate 7% of your earnings to the church.   And to be honest, I do not believe that you have to believe everything in the bible.   The bible was written by man, not GOD.  I do believe that much of the bible is truely GOD's word, but I also believe that much of it is nothing more than the ramblings of men with personal agendas.  

So that is all I am going to add to this conversation.
There as no grand point I was trying to make in this post.  I just wanted to toss my 2 cents in, since this was such an interesting thread.

(This post was last modified: 02/12/2009 09:05 AM by Mr. Shizzy.)