"It Just Goes to Show God Always Has a Plan" Miley Cyrus Explains Her Success
January 12th 2009 04:28
Granted, it is as good an explanation as any. There are alot more people with alot more talent who will never be on a red carpet anywhere. Who will never get more from the successes of their performing than the satisfaction coming from doing something they enjoy. So, why not say God did it?
On the red carpet before the Golden Globe Awards, Miley Cyrus, when talking about her inexplicable rise to super stardom said "It just goes to show God always has a plan." So happy you feel so special.
Of course she's not the first famous person with a hyper-inflated sense of self-worth to claim God has chosen to smile especially on them. Tony Dungy claiming to have won the Superbowl by doing it "the Lord's way" comes to mind. And it is, to be frank, God-damned annoying.
Like royalty of old claiming to be granted power to rule by the grace of God (or gods) was used to justify lordship over the common folk, some celebs today cling to an idea of divine providence blessing them. Of course it's not true - but worse, what if it is?
What would it say about any god that he is interested in human sporting events and the wealth and fame of Hollywood stars, but seems to not be bothered by children dying? God is deeply involved with the rise of Miley but can't be bothered to stop the killing in Gaza. Hell of a god, eh?
Either there is no god, and those who claim his grace are delusional, or there is a god who is not involved in human affairs at all, so again the smiled-upon are delusional, or there is a god who does shine favor quite unevenly on the world.
You can't get off easy on this one. I don't see how it can be any different. Tell me if there is another possible explanation, if you please. God is either non-involved or is involved in such a twisted way as to make him less than respectable, to say the least. Or, the most obvious answer, doesn't exist at all.
Sure, it might just be something people say. Maybe Miley Cyrus doesn't really believe a magic deity made her a billionaire. Or maybe she does believe it, I can't say. I just wish her, and the rest of 'em, would shut up about it.
On the red carpet before the Golden Globe Awards, Miley Cyrus, when talking about her inexplicable rise to super stardom said "It just goes to show God always has a plan." So happy you feel so special.
Of course she's not the first famous person with a hyper-inflated sense of self-worth to claim God has chosen to smile especially on them. Tony Dungy claiming to have won the Superbowl by doing it "the Lord's way" comes to mind. And it is, to be frank, God-damned annoying.
Like royalty of old claiming to be granted power to rule by the grace of God (or gods) was used to justify lordship over the common folk, some celebs today cling to an idea of divine providence blessing them. Of course it's not true - but worse, what if it is?
What would it say about any god that he is interested in human sporting events and the wealth and fame of Hollywood stars, but seems to not be bothered by children dying? God is deeply involved with the rise of Miley but can't be bothered to stop the killing in Gaza. Hell of a god, eh?
Either there is no god, and those who claim his grace are delusional, or there is a god who is not involved in human affairs at all, so again the smiled-upon are delusional, or there is a god who does shine favor quite unevenly on the world.
You can't get off easy on this one. I don't see how it can be any different. Tell me if there is another possible explanation, if you please. God is either non-involved or is involved in such a twisted way as to make him less than respectable, to say the least. Or, the most obvious answer, doesn't exist at all.
Sure, it might just be something people say. Maybe Miley Cyrus doesn't really believe a magic deity made her a billionaire. Or maybe she does believe it, I can't say. I just wish her, and the rest of 'em, would shut up about it.
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