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Is God against gastric bypass as an unnatural frankenstein like operation?
There is a very high risk of all sorts of complications with this rewiring of one's guts. Rehospitalization rates are 20% first year, 18% second year, and 15% third year. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are the norm and sometimes supplements don't help. Bone diseases also abound. Kidney stones and low kidney function. and of course many people die soon after or years after due to so many hospitalizations and "revisions" of the surgery. It's a mess
No, God isn't against anything that we do on earth. He follows a
hands off policy. Man is given free will to do whatever he wants
in this illusory world.
Once man realizes that created in the Image and Likeness of God
means that he is created in spiritual Perfection, he can stay
healthy. Guilt and fear are the causes of illness. Our loving God
does not punish, but we believe we are sinners and require
punishment;so, our fear and guilt make us sick.
Until 517 years ago, mankind believed the earth was flat. Some times
men are wrong believing a lot of ancient rumors.
2:09 pm on May 6th, 2009
Assuming your stats are accurate, wouldn't you think that this procedure would be recommended because of the alternative is considered worse?
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2:30 pm on May 6th, 2009
What about Kidney transplants, heart transplants, and blood transfusions? All those problems, and many more, come with those surgeries, too. The fact is gastric bypass saves lives. Morbidly obese people risk death every day (hence the term, "morbidly" obese), as do people with failing kidneys, and hearts.
I would hope your God wants me to live as long as possible.
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2:43 pm on May 6th, 2009
No, see, you've got to build bypasses.
In case you're wondering, the surgical instruments suffer no damage at all. None whatsoever.
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3:23 pm on May 6th, 2009
Not sure how knowing whether God is for or against such a procedure is going to help make up your mind. But in any case, sounds like someone might be closer to meeting his maker than the average person. What have you done to prepare?
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4:08 pm on May 6th, 2009
Its totally up to you. You invent your reality every moment. We have a tendency to humanize God. Why would we want to insult the Essence of all things. God is not against anything. It allows and allows only. We reap the reward or pay the price for all of our actions. It does not take revenge, it does not give or take away. It does not get angry, sad or glad. It is. We interpret our experience to explain, justify and moralize….all human actions.
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4:26 pm on May 6th, 2009
You say the hospitalization rate is 20 the first year, then 18 the second year and 15 the third year. That means they managed to live at least 3 years after surgery and it seems the hospital visits are decreasing the longer they go which is really good.
How many times does someone morbidly obese get hospitalized in 3 years? I bet it doesn't decrease over time either. Diabetes and kidney failure is one of the major complications of obesity not to mention so many other problems that your list of complications would be quite small compared to it and a lot more serious risk to their life. If someone has kidney stones and low kidney function prior to the surgery, it would most likely be one of the main reasons they were approved for this surgery. Their obesity caused it in the first place. Losing the weight will help the condition, not hurt it. How much do you think it costs to pay for one person that undergoes dialysis 3 times a week until they can get a kidney transplant which also costs a fortune. Many people no longer have diabetes after losing the weight following gastric bypass. That's a huge savings in the long run if your want to look at the money aspect.
I don't agree it's a mess. It has saved many lives not to mention how much losing all that weight improves the quality of life. I'm not saying it is perfect. Nothing is. But it is my no means a failure to most people who receive this surgery. I don't agree with the statistics you posted. I have seen a lot of good results in the statistics. If it was so bad, people would not be getting them done and the doctors certainly wouldn't do them for fear of lawsuits.
Asking if God was against it is just silly. I had a liver transplant. I don't think God is going to send me to hell for it and doubt that anyone getting a gastric bypass will have to answer to God for doing it either. I'll just take my chances on that one.
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4:36 pm on May 6th, 2009
Yes God is against that beacuse anything to chage you perminatly God is agaisnt because he designed your body to be used as a temple in which he communicate to and so you are messing upGods temple by piecings operations and/or tattoos
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4:54 pm on May 6th, 2009
No, I doubt that god has any opinion on gastric bypass.
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5:34 pm on May 6th, 2009
No, God isn't against anything that we do on earth. He follows a
hands off policy. Man is given free will to do whatever he wants
in this illusory world.
Once man realizes that created in the Image and Likeness of God
means that he is created in spiritual Perfection, he can stay
healthy. Guilt and fear are the causes of illness. Our loving God
does not punish, but we believe we are sinners and require
punishment;so, our fear and guilt make us sick.
Until 517 years ago, mankind believed the earth was flat. Some times
men are wrong believing a lot of ancient rumors.
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Guilt is the Teacher, Love is the Lesson. Joan Borysenko PhD