Re: Evidences of God - Animals - Ichneumon fly

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:16:32 GMT, Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
posted in alt.atheism:

>But since you brought up this theological point, let me address it. 
>Virtually every known species of animal uses other living things for 
>their own survival.

Leave out the "virtually".  Every species, known or unknown.

>I can understand you point, but there is another theological concept 
>that can come into play here.  Not all of God's creation was created equal.

The god in question is omnibenevolent.  Designing a world in which one
creature has to eat another, painfully, in order to survive, isn't the
least bit benevolent.

>The Bible clearly shows that man has value above the rest of creation. 

Again, you can't use the bible as evidence of your god.

>We have a soul, created in the image of God.

You're making assertions again.  Where's the evidence?

>  To have one animal preying 
>on another animal, or infecting another animal, or implanting its 
>offspring, does not show that God is not beneficent.

Unless one knows the meaning of the word "beneficent".
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