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RE: Why did god only make exactly the number of talking animals that he needed?
March 23, 2017 at 1:32 am
I'll speculate that to be consistent with how immortal souls work and the 'Sons of Adam' thing also, God needed some things said to human beings that could not plausibly be voiced by Himself or an inspired human being.
Therefore, an unensouled animal, with the power of speech.
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RE: Why did god only make exactly the number of talking animals that he needed?
March 23, 2017 at 6:24 am
For all you know, God made thousands, even millions, of talking animals. But, much like the human species, not everyone gets quoted.
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RE: Why did god only make exactly the number of talking animals that he needed?
March 23, 2017 at 6:30 am
Indeed.
"How come you never talked before?"
"Up to now, everything was alright!"
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RE: Why did god only make exactly the number of talking animals that he needed?
March 23, 2017 at 10:20 am
I think the usual Christian view is that talking animals are like ventriloquist's dummies. Satan was speaking through the serpent and an angel was speaking through Balam's ass...I know, that doesn't sound right.
Of course, why punish the serpent instead of the ventriloquist?
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RE: Why did god only make exactly the number of talking animals that he needed?
March 23, 2017 at 10:44 am
Er, your question pretty much answers itself.
If you're making things and you know you need an exact number, you typically make than number. You might make more for kicks, you might not.
How is this driving you crazy?
cause the devil wasn't a thing when the snake fed them, God made a snake that talked just to fuck shit up. 
