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For people like myself, the title of this post (made in reference to a subreddit) isn't entirely a joke. Nature is brutal. It's violent. Some parts of it are capable of destruction on a scale that makes the largest hydrogen bomb ever detonated look like a firecracker.
This really isn't a post for Young Earth Creationists, although their input is welcome. Their explanation for this is a foregone conclusion, but their ability to enjoy such events (when they occur in situations not involving human beings) is something that I'm interesting in. Primarily, this is a post for theistic evolutionists and Old Earth Creationists. Why does God choose to create these destructive things? Does he enjoy witnessing them, even as a good being (I'm a good person, but a nice display of volcanic lightning has a certain appeal). Is there some other reason, in your estimation, for their creation?
All feedback is welcome, of course.
This really isn't a post for Young Earth Creationists, although their input is welcome. Their explanation for this is a foregone conclusion, but their ability to enjoy such events (when they occur in situations not involving human beings) is something that I'm interesting in. Primarily, this is a post for theistic evolutionists and Old Earth Creationists. Why does God choose to create these destructive things? Does he enjoy witnessing them, even as a good being (I'm a good person, but a nice display of volcanic lightning has a certain appeal). Is there some other reason, in your estimation, for their creation?
All feedback is welcome, of course.