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Originally Posted by eezi-ulgen
It's probably best not to confuse written words with the perfection of The Creator... Judge God by God and judge words by their writers...
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A few ideas that pop into my mind. #1. The Old Testament was not written by Christians. #2. Humans once believed the earth was flat, that the sun and all planets rotated around the earth, and another one that pretty much continues today among those who believe in "God," that the earth and all living things on it were created by a vastly superior being(s) to us "God" or "Gods." In Christianity, these God's or God are imagined as males. The Father, Son (both imagined as male) and Holy Ghost. Bishops and the Pope and Priests, all male. Why the domination by males historically? Well males tend to be physically stronger, more aggressive, more violent etc due to hormones. Religions are typically created by males.
One can for a moment put aside all religious ideas and beliefs and just look at this world as it is. With the knowledge we have today. At the facts. Then from those, think about who or what would be the creators of what we find here. For example, who or what designed DNA and why. How are species altered. How well do species exist within their environments. How do species act towards each other. This also would be part of the design of all of this. Then look at the created environment. It's extremely hostile to living things. Not the best one would hope for.
Look at what exists or was created or part of the design. Volcanos, hurricanes, tornados, floods, droughts, earthquakes, fires, diseases, mental illness, (brain disorders) predator's,(created and designed species prone to violence and which kill other species) parasites, deadly fungus and on and on. Old age! Potential addictions. A sun that will end at some point then all living things die. Actually life will end long before the death of the sun as it is over time changing.
Look at the fact dinosaurs once existed and were wiped out due to environmental factors. Why would an all powerful all knowing God create a diverse species like the dinosaurs, then have them unable to survive the environment this creator made for them? Think of it logically. Imagine you bought a bunch of lizards then you built a huge home for them in your garage then after a few months they all were dead due to you messing up in how you built their environment. Obviously there you did not know enough, did not have enough knowledge, were not aware of enough.
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