by jimwalton » Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:29 am
Part of my post that I guess you missed was that I also believe in evolution. The system was designed to change on its own. As I'm sure you know, some mutations are beneficial and some are deleterious (like a corona virus). God didn't create these, but they arrive as the system plays itself through the way God made it to progress (through natural selection and genetic mutation, adaptation and accident you know the science).
As we can see, God created the universe to be dynamic, not static. A states universe would be basically non-functional, but a dynamic one allows for detrimental effects. All things considered, a dynamic universe is vastly superior to a static one, and is even necessary for life. The result of that is we occasionally get things like tapeworms and corona viruses. The Bible doesn't teach dualism (Yin/Yang), but it does teach a certain symbionce between positives and negatives, what is helpful and what is deleterious. After all, we know that some viruses are beneficial and some are disastrous (like the Black Plague of the 14th c.). The fact that the universe doesn't have everything in uber-perfection is no reflection on a stupid designer, but more a manifestation that the Designer knew what He was doing in creating a dynamic world. Aside from all the environmental and biological necessities of dynamism, such "problems" (like volcanoes, earthquakes, parasites and viruses) are really what spurs science on. Despite their detriment, we can also view these elements as gifts to call us to scientific inquiry and knowledge.
Part of my post that I guess you missed was that I also believe in evolution. The system was designed to change on its own. As I'm sure you know, some mutations are beneficial and some are deleterious (like a corona virus). God didn't create these, but they arrive as the system plays itself through the way God made it to progress (through natural selection and genetic mutation, adaptation and accident you know the science).
As we can see, God created the universe to be dynamic, not static. A states universe would be basically non-functional, but a dynamic one allows for detrimental effects. All things considered, a dynamic universe is vastly superior to a static one, and is even necessary for life. The result of that is we occasionally get things like tapeworms and corona viruses. The Bible doesn't teach dualism (Yin/Yang), but it does teach a certain symbionce between positives and negatives, what is helpful and what is deleterious. After all, we know that some viruses are beneficial and some are disastrous (like the Black Plague of the 14th c.). The fact that the universe doesn't have everything in uber-perfection is no reflection on a stupid designer, but more a manifestation that the Designer knew what He was doing in creating a dynamic world. Aside from all the environmental and biological necessities of dynamism, such "problems" (like volcanoes, earthquakes, parasites and viruses) are really what spurs science on. Despite their detriment, we can also view these elements as gifts to call us to scientific inquiry and knowledge.