Idea for a New Religion - Chapter 4 - Natural Disasters

NATURAL DISASTERS 1) Overpopulation- When there is overpopulation there will also be great death and devestation. Overpopulation is a drain upon natural resources, creating scarcity which can cause famine, crime and war. Overpopulation increases the probability of disease; overpopulation means that people have to settle upon every inch of available land, even if that land is prone to the occurance of natural disasters. Contraception and abortion were inspired by God as a means of controlling the size of the human population. 2) Destiny makes us strong so that we can help the weak, it makes us rich so that we can help the poor, it makes us well so that we can care for the sick. God only gives us good fortune because God intends us to share it with others. It is the duty of strong and wealthy nations to help poorer weaker nations through times of crisis. 3) Natural disasters are not a punishment from God, because human beings are God and God would not harm itself, however, there are practical lessons to be learned from each natural disaster, they teach us to prepare for future disasters, how best to survive them, how best to minimize their consequences and how best to heal the damage and suffering caused by them.