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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 4:36 pm
(December 30, 2016 at 4:20 pm)Brian37 Wrote: (December 30, 2016 at 3:09 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: It makes far more sense to ask that question of god. Why would an intelligent god make cockroaches hardier than jhumans? Why would he even create cockroaches at all that crawl in people's food and spread feces on little kids toothbrushes?
Wait for it,
"It's a test"
"It's punishment"
"God works in mysterious ways"
"God doesn't have to explain himself to you"
Que the circular reasoning of an old unscientific book by quoting it "It says so because it says so".
See what they do, Brian? They write a book that says god created the grass and the trees (third day) before he created the sun and the moon (fourth day) then thousands of years later when we discover that ain't how it works, they say well it's not meant to be a scientific textbook.
Ever wonder where the phrase "trying to have your cake and eat it too" comes from? I think I know.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 4:37 pm
Usually, if you eliminate one organism from an ecosystem, the whole system is thrown out of balance.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 5:05 pm
(December 30, 2016 at 4:37 pm)Lek Wrote: Usually, if you eliminate one organism from an ecosystem, the whole system is thrown out of balance. I guess only god could account for that.
The vast majority of species that have appeared on Earth have gone extinct., Other species and other ecosystems have taken their place as the planet's environment changes. It works, even without a deliberate plan.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 5:12 pm
(December 30, 2016 at 5:05 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: (December 30, 2016 at 4:37 pm)Lek Wrote: Usually, if you eliminate one organism from an ecosystem, the whole system is thrown out of balance. I guess only god could account for that.
The vast majority of species that have appeared on Earth have gone extinct., Other species and other ecosystems have taken their place as the planet's environment changes. It works, even without a deliberate plan.
Yeah. It works if you eliminate a species over a million years, but every organism has it's role in the ecosystem. There is a purpose for cockroaches.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 5:49 pm
Spreading filth and disease is a useless purpose, IMO.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 6:18 pm
(December 30, 2016 at 5:12 pm)Lek Wrote: (December 30, 2016 at 5:05 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: I guess only god could account for that.
The vast majority of species that have appeared on Earth have gone extinct., Other species and other ecosystems have taken their place as the planet's environment changes. It works, even without a deliberate plan.
Yeah. It works if you eliminate a species over a million years, but every organism has it's role in the ecosystem. There is a purpose for cockroaches. If you say so. Yet, there are none in my domicile and it does nothing harmful to my personal ecosystem.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 6:20 pm
(December 30, 2016 at 6:18 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: (December 30, 2016 at 5:12 pm)Lek Wrote: Yeah. It works if you eliminate a species over a million years, but every organism has it's role in the ecosystem. There is a purpose for cockroaches. If you say so. Yet, there are none in my domicile and it does nothing harmful to my personal ecosystem.
Try them roasted with some spicy seasoning.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 7:10 pm
(December 30, 2016 at 5:12 pm)Lek Wrote: Yeah. It works if you eliminate a species over a million years, but every organism has it's role in the ecosystem. There is a purpose for cockroaches.
There is a niche for cockroaches. Anything else is human ego projection.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 7:56 pm
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(December 30, 2016 at 6:20 pm)Lek Wrote: Try them roasted with some spicy seasoning.
..but that would be robbing the chicken of it's "role". Do that, and bam! Syphilis.
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RE: The Dangers of End time Prophecy
December 30, 2016 at 8:21 pm
(December 30, 2016 at 4:37 pm)Lek Wrote: Usually, if you eliminate one organism from an ecosystem, the whole system is thrown out of balance.
False, the effects of eliminating a population of organisms is proportional to their role within a given ecosystem. This is determined through ecosystem modelling though the I suspect the equations involved would be somewhat beyond your capabilities.
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