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Is there Scriptures of a lamb sitting with a lion, or such a like? I do believe so.
I'm over the target, a key part of Evolution. And it is not pretty.
Because sin needs to be judged: either by justice, by mercy, or by grace.Why didn't he just forgive humanity?
So are unbelievers.You're into throwing out drama without saying much at all.
You want to know exactly how it's done.Butterfly99 said:How exactly do you think evolution "promotes brutality"?
So are unbelievers.
Notice your question that follows?
You want to know exactly how it's done.
Same with a cop killing a child.
When a cop shoots a child (or anyone for that matter), people want to know who, what, why, when, where, how; as well as were procedures being followed, including advanced warning, and anything else they can think of.
But not so with God.
No ... He's just a "genocidal maniac," and who cares what the circumstances were?
Context can take a hike, can't it?
You're into throwing out drama without saying much at all, aren't you, mam?You manipulated what I wrote, mister. I asked the OP what how exactly he thinks evolution promotes brutality. If I ever want to know what you think, I'll ask you straight.
There are many true Christians who have accepted that life on Earth evolved over millions of years.
In particular, lifeforms have been around for over 200 million years which have continuously lived by biting and devouring other lifeforms.
Has God allowed brutality to be the means for many lifeforms to exist for such a long period of time?
I don't think so. How about you?
You're into throwing out drama without saying much at all, aren't you, mam?
Why?Nope. I'm not, but your kindergarten antics have been noted once again, lol. I'm asking this OP to clarify exactly how he thinks evolution promotes brutality.
Many are using the Old Testament to correlate to the brutality in Evolution.True enough but besides the point. We are talking about God and His arguable use of brutality.
Again, besides the point. The fact that God used brutality to achieve goals in the Old Testament puts you in a tough spot relative to what I understand your position to be.
This really does not seem to address the force of the objection I and others are raising. God may equally have had "reasons" to use evolution. The basic problem with your position is that of consistency. Yes, the idea that God would use the brutality of evolution to bring about higher life does, on first glance at least, seem to conflict with the image of God as kind and loving. Yet all sorts of horrible things happen in the world that one would equally well expect a loving God to prevent. And this includes natural disasters for which no human is responsible (so the counterargument that God will not override human free will does not work).
Many are using the Old Testament to correlate to the brutality in Evolution.
The primary issue is being side stepped.I see Heissonear has ignored my post #13. Here it is again.
And Heissonear, what do you think "fittest" means?
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Yes.Ok, AV, let's revisit your police-squatter analogy and make it a little more accurate...
Suppose the police know with absolute certainty that the can send in a negotiator, talk the squatters down, and convince them to leave peacefully.
But INSTEAD the decide to send in SWAT team, anyway, and mow the squatters down with assault weapons.
Would this be an unnecessary display of brutality?
Evolution produces brutality to trillions of animals for those who promote it.
You guys love to teach that, but then you deny a Klebold & Harris when they demonstrate it.The promotion or not of evolution is not going to change the fact that animals are "brutal", apparently to you.
If you disregard evolution, animals are still "brutal" to each other, are they not?
You guys love to teach that, but then you deny a Klebold & Harris when they demonstrate it.
Do you really want me to believe you are the only one around here who believes:Honestly AV, I don't know who those people are, but I would appreciate not being bundled with a "you guys". My opinions are my own and are not meant to represent anyone else.
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