Why God created harmful insects?

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Does that include bacteria as well?
You are 90% of bacteria inside and outside of your skin , some bacteria do the digesting also so we need them , these who don't do harm to us we call "good" and like to remain here cuz if we wipe them out something other can come in this place .
 
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Like mosquitoes, cockroaches, fleas and even bacteria.

Should we kill them just because of what they are?

David,

My sense is that what we see today is only a shadow of the original Glory of Creation. What these insects did or looked like originally is difficult to say.

For instance. the Genesis story says that serpents going along the ground were the result of the fall.

Did the Serpent Originally Have Legs?

Could it be that Quetzalcóatl, the flying serpent God of pagan Mesoamerica represents a sort of species specific memory of what snakes looked like before then the fall? (this is purely personal speculation on my part).

As far as what to do, we are stewards of the planet and as such do have the right to do so if we need to.
 
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I have a hypothesis, about mosquitoes, anyway.
They could have been made to stick their probosces into fruit, and fly around and administer fruit juice to us. But, no, we had to go and sin...
 
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I have a hypothesis, about mosquitoes, anyway.
They could have been made to stick their probosces into fruit, and fly around and administer fruit juice to us. But, no, we had to go and sin...

.....hmmmmmm.......(strokes chin)
 
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I have a hypothesis, about mosquitoes, anyway.
They could have been made to stick their probosces into fruit, and fly around and administer fruit juice to us. But, no, we had to go and sin...

Sounds to me like the mosquitoes are the ones who sinned by failing to keep their proboscis under control.

There is too much of that going on these days.
 
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Sounds to me like the mosquitoes are the ones who sinned by failing to keep their proboscis under control.

There is too much of that going on these days.
They are entirely too probiscuous
 
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They are entirely too probiscuous

Quite so. And - although I shall not go into detail- there are problems with some of them being insectuous.

Not good. Really ticks me off.
 
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Why did God create centipedes?

To scare the HELL out of us! (some of us anyway)


I have a more charitable view toward centipedes.

I try to support anyone trying to put their best foot forward.

:|
 
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God created all things good. As with the angels, so with the living creatures of this world. Adam lived in Paradise, eating the fruits from the trees. So too, the insects ate from the fruit of the trees. It was the fall which changed them, and soon the brother is killing the brother and the mosquito is feeding off man.
 
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God created all things good.

Indeed. :)

And welcome to CF and to TAW. It's always especially a pleasure to welcome Orthodox brothers and sisters to the forums. I hope we get to know you better. :)

And please let us know if you need any help with navigating the forums or have questions about CF. We are very happy to try to help.

God be with you!
 
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Indeed. :)

And welcome to CF and to TAW. It's always especially a pleasure to welcome Orthodox brothers and sisters to the forums. I hope we get to know you better. :)

And please let us know if you need any help with navigating the forums or have questions about CF. We are very happy to try to help.

God be with you!


Thank you for the kind and warm greeting! I am happy to have found you and this site!
 
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Thank you for the kind and warm greeting! I am happy to have found you and this site!
You are very welcome.

I love this site too. We seem to go through phases of how things are, and there are some folks that stopped posting (or rarely drop in). But it was through the folks here (and a few no longer posting) that I found Orthodoxy, so I'm grateful. And I've made real connections here so it's truly an extension of community for me. At any rate, I'm thankful for CF and especially for TAW. So I do what I can to help out and give back. :)

God be with you!
 
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I think we all go through phases! At least, I know I do! Sometimes more active posting than other times, and sometimes in this forum or that. Sometimes fasting, other times feasting. Lord have mercy! Life is ever changing, and a rhythm which is myriad, unique to every soul that has ever existed! Nevertheless, it is through unity of mind and spirit, in accordance to the mind of Christ and in the worship and sacramental life of the Church, whereby one find’s true and peace. Through the virtues of obedience, humility, and love, which attracts the Holy Spirit, those ever differing streams of men’s lives weave together into a divine harmony, and resonate into something life-giving and of beauty. We plant with hope, we work with sweat, we water with tears, and we gather with thanksgiving.

The former times of this website exist, within the eternity of God and within the hearts of those who have travelled through in time. And even now, those same times bring forth fruit within and through the lives of those to whom they have touched and helped. Your presence here Anastasia is in real ways the presence also of those whom you love and who love you.

All things are in God’s hands, and when and if those friends come and post, are ultimately up to God’s good will. Nevertheless, any love shared remains. :)
 
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you're good, it happens all the time around here.
That it does!

I think we all go through phases! At least, I know I do! Sometimes more active posting than other times, and sometimes in this forum or that. Sometimes fasting, other times feasting. Lord have mercy! Life is ever changing, and a rhythm which is myriad, unique to every soul that has ever existed! Nevertheless, it is through unity of mind and spirit, in accordance to the mind of Christ and in the worship and sacramental life of the Church, whereby one find’s true and peace. Through the virtues of obedience, humility, and love, which attracts the Holy Spirit, those ever differing streams of men’s lives weave together into a divine harmony, and resonate into something life-giving and of beauty. We plant with hope, we work with sweat, we water with tears, and we gather with thanksgiving.

The former times of this website exist, within the eternity of God and within the hearts of those who have travelled through in time. And even now, those same times bring forth fruit within and through the lives of those to whom they have touched and helped. Your presence here Anastasia is in real ways the presence also of those whom you love and who love you.

All things are in God’s hands, and when and if those friends come and post, are ultimately up to God’s good will. Nevertheless, any love shared remains. :)
And thank you. Reminds me of something I heard Steve Robinson say - that nothing good is ever wasted (meaning specifically love shared which has its ultimate source in God).
 
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That it does!


And thank you. Reminds me of something I heard Steve Robinson say - that nothing good is ever wasted (meaning specifically love shared which has its ultimate source in God).

“Our Life in Christ” was my favorite podcast many years ago when they were recording it. My small claim to internet fame (which is not saying much!), was that I recommended to them to name the new studio as “The Catacombs” when they moved into Bill Gould’s basement! And sure enough, they mentioned it on the next show. LOL! Those were my 15 minutes!
 
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