Bean was tired of talking about this. She looked so happy when she talked about god, but he hadn't figured it out yet, what god even was. It was like, she wanted to give god credit for every good thing, but when it was bad, then she didn't mention god or had some reason why it was a good thing after all
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character observes inconsistent attribution of positive and negative events to a deity.
- In plain terms
- She credits god for good things but ignores him or excuses bad things.
- What can you take from it?
- Question inconsistent beliefs about good and bad events.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you explain bad events?
- Do you credit a higher power for success?
Another view
Faith often requires comfort with ambiguity rather than strict consistency.
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