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I think everyone wants to have some understanding of why things go wrong in their lives. Being in a randomly dangerous world is frightening and impossible to cope with. When the people of the Middle Ages saw people dying in very large numbers, they needed to feel there was a reason for it. Since they thought in terms of religion, the answer they arrived at was framed in terms of religion.
Suppose a terrible disease hit mankind today, and half the people in the world died in the course of three or four years. We would want to know why, and since we think in terms of science, we would finding answers in terms of microorganisms or viruses. But the next question is where did it come from? And a lot of people would put blame on some person or organization that they could blame. Their choices would probably be the CIA, Monsanto, the government of Iran, space aliens who wanted to reduce the human population, a mad scientist in Patagonia, or whatever. There would even be a large number of people who would blame the whole thing on our sins, and say it was God's punishment.
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Why did Henry viii think god was punishing him for marrying Catherine of aragon?
He thought God was punishing him for marrying his brothers wife because it said in the bible that you shouldn't do marry you brothers wife.
What were the beliefs and understanding of electricity before it was discovered and used?
The people believed that god was very angry and was punishing them
Heaven in medieval times?
The medieval concept of Heaven is much as the modern concept is. The Church has not changed its teachings, and there is really no new information. It is and has been viewed as a place for the departed spirits of good people, who worship God in an attitude of bliss. I think even the harps are included in the medieval ideas on the subject.
What were the beliefs for being ill in the Middle Ages?
That you have done a sin and god is punishing you. Also some said that the satan has possessed the people whom were sick.
How did different people respond to the black plague?
Some people believed god was punishing man for their sins, they began to wip and hurt themselves to try and make God forbive them of their sins. Like the albino character in the Davinci code.
Why did the people think god was punishing them?
Because they were generally uneducated and superstitious, and they had no real information as to what the cause of their suffering actually was.
What did churches think of the plague?
they thought that god was punishing them for their sins.
What did people think about the 1811-1812 earthquake?
People experiencing it thought that the hand of god was striking down on them punishing them and telling them to clean up there act.
Why did Henry viii think god was punishing him for marrying Catherine of aragon?
He thought God was punishing him for marrying his brothers wife because it said in the bible that you shouldn't do marry you brothers wife.
What did people believe about electricity before it was discovered or used?
The people believed that god was very angry and was punishing them
Why did the people in pompeii believed god where punishing them?
Because they had no other explanation for why the volcano erupted.
What were the beliefs and understanding of electricity before it was discovered and used?
The people believed that god was very angry and was punishing them
Why there is guy?
Because God was punishing us women.
If the so called 'God' created humans why are you sitting here with a pair of crutches and pain so bad you think your foot will fall off?
Possible Explanations: # God is punishing you for something you did which angers him. You may not even know what you did. # God is all-knowing: He is punishing you for something you haven't done yet. # God is all-knowing: He is preventing you from doing something you haven't done yet that might be a bad thing. # The Universe is an experiment: Things are allowed to happen in it with little or no interference, such as people breaking bones. # There is no God.
Did people believe sins caused the black death?
yes, they believed that it was god punishing them, it was Jews poisoning the water and many other things.
What is the immpression given by Moses about god?
Angry, vengeful, jealous and punishing.
Where in the bible does it talk about god punishing the snake?
Genesis chapter 3
