toldailytopic: Why did God create pests such as mosquitoes and flies?
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red cardinal
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Perhaps these creatures are not unpleasant to God ... outside of the fact that they deal with the more sordid part of life, these "pests" are uniquely and wonderfully made and serve a purpose as all creatures do. Sometimes you should watch some the programs on TV that deal with such creatures. You would be amazed .... well, maybe not if it grosses you out :chuckle:
Each animal has its niche in the ecosystem. Flies and mosquitoes may be extremely bothersome to humans, but they are also the food supply of many other creatures,such as bats etc.
Bats are very important, because they keep insect populations down by eating enormous numbers of them. For some reason, bat population shave been declining worldwide, and this is an ominous sign.
Bats are very important, because they keep insect populations down by eating enormous numbers of them. For some reason, bat population shave been declining worldwide, and this is an ominous sign.
Lon
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Ah, the sheer impotence of the arrogant agnostic king of his castle....
...enlighten us poor uneducated saps....
You should be reported, imho, for agendizing a thread, of no fleeting fascination whatsoever to your astute mind, for derailment attempt.
I agree that these things were likely not originally created in the form that we now experience. I believe that nature is distorted but as a result of the rebellion/sin of man, rather than a glitch in the collective human consciousness. All things over which man was originally given dominion have been subjected to a distortion and futility. Rom 8:20
Chicken feed?
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Same as viruses. They have a function. It just seemed hard to figure out after the flood and fall. We now know some can attack cancer.
They get rid of waste. And he gave us spiders, frogs, and birds to control the population.
Don't forget the praying mantis! One of my favs.
Wow mister! R u reellee smart? tell us abowt teh edjukashuns plees?
wut duz contemplate meen?
To give us something to do when we're not swatting flies and spraying mosquitos. In a way, pretty much the same thing. :jolly:
In the beginning all was good (Ge 1:31). The bugs stayed on the trees an didn't bother anyone. Sin changed all of that (Ge 3:17) [example: "Help mum, the bear is eating me": Teen's desperate...call: A distraught mother listened on a mobile phone as her teenage daughter was eaten alive by a brown bear and its three cubs] Ro 8:22
See:
It's time for you to get a life (right click, 'save target as' to download) by Adrian Rogers
See:
It's time for you to get a life (right click, 'save target as' to download) by Adrian Rogers
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jwp98
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Isn't the underlying question, "Why did God allow evolution?"
I remember seeing M Scott Peck reference "natural evil"
(as opposed to human evil)
and CS Lewis write of the inevitability of pain in a physical world.
I never understood either well.
I think the answer is "for soul nurturing"
I remember seeing M Scott Peck reference "natural evil"
(as opposed to human evil)
and CS Lewis write of the inevitability of pain in a physical world.
I never understood either well.
I think the answer is "for soul nurturing"