Sometime I also get doubts when I see His creation. For instance, parasite wasps are amazing.
They are able to turn a caterpillar into a living zombie, by puncturing its brain precisely, keep it alive as long as possible, so that the larvae can slowly eat it inside out while it is still warm.
Yes it is amazing how one creature is designed to provide a food source for another. Do you honestly believe something so precise could come about by chance? Are caterpillars sentient creatures who are aware of what is happening to them. Do they plan how to avoid the predator? Do the wasps feel bad for providing food for their offspring in this way?
The bacterium that is turning many poor kids to permanent blindness is also a beautiful example of His perfect and benevolent design.
Ebola, malaria, the black death plague, etc. are also a beautiful examples of a marvelous artist at work.
Scripture explains how that happens.....you see we have this amazing physical defence mechanism called the immune system. If humans had remained under God's care and protection, they would never have suffered from the effects of sin. This led to a weakened immune system which in turn led to sickness, aging and death....none of which were supposed to happen.
We have been rendered easy prey to many mutated forms of bacteria and viruses by the indiscriminate use of anti-biotics here in the west.....not to mention our fetish with "germs" which has led to killing all bacteria as if they are all enemies of mankind. The balance of good and bad bacteria has been shot to pieces and now compromised immune systems cannot function. Increases in asthma and allergies and all manner of auto-immune disorders are the result.
Then we have cancer and heart disease because of the poor nutritional value in the food we eat.....fast food particularly contributing to the epidemic of obesity and its companion, diabetes.
Poverty and malnutrition have made those in poorer nations open to all manner of infectious diseases. Poor hygiene, contaminated water and local customs concerning the handling and burial of the dead, also contribute to the problem. You need to be a little more realistic about the human element in all these things.
And, last but not least, the amazing design of the lion, perfectly tuned to hunt the gazelle, and the amazing design of the gazelle, perfectly tuned to escape the lion. Amazing. Like those people playing chess against themselves.
The Bible tells us that nothing on this planet reflects the balance of nature that was originally seen in the beginning. Animals providing food for other animals is just the way it is for now, but we are assured that all will return to the way it was in the beginning when God has finished testing out the hearts and minds of us humans. After all, it is because of us that we are in this mess.
Humans deciding for themselves what was good and what was bad, led the entire human race into a monstrous global catastrophe of their own making.....we need to put the blame where it lies.
A real artist. And His masterwork.
Yes, that is what I see....it's a shame that you can't.
How observant of you to ignore all the good and amazing things in nature to focus on what you see as flaws in God's design....I don't think you really have any idea of the big picture. You only see what you want to see....and that is your choice. Isn't it good that you have one.
