kingblaze84
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"Genetic diseases afflict not only mankind, but also all other animal species, and all other forms of life down to the simplest bacteria and harmless single-cell lifeforms floating in the oceans. In all these species and in plants there are seemingly endless cases of genetic flaws and problems.
Perhaps the best indicator of how badly life is 'designed' is the stark reality that 99% of all species have gone extinct. The food chain requires that nearly every living being survives by killing other creatures to eat for food, and species naturally expand to use up all local resources, limiting the success of other species. Everywhere in nature, predator-and-prey chains are central to life. This isn't a design for life, but a design of strife and violence. The genetic defects of nature, and the violence and strife of the natural world, indicate that life was not designed by a good-natured creator god but maybe by an evil one. "
--Vexen Crabtree
Not saying I totally agree with that famous atheist, but so far, it makes more sense than the religious arguments I've seen here. It's hard to imagine a "good natured god" making the world we live in today. It should be noted some ancient gnostics like the Manicheans believed an evil god created this world. Who knows.
Perhaps the best indicator of how badly life is 'designed' is the stark reality that 99% of all species have gone extinct. The food chain requires that nearly every living being survives by killing other creatures to eat for food, and species naturally expand to use up all local resources, limiting the success of other species. Everywhere in nature, predator-and-prey chains are central to life. This isn't a design for life, but a design of strife and violence. The genetic defects of nature, and the violence and strife of the natural world, indicate that life was not designed by a good-natured creator god but maybe by an evil one. "
--Vexen Crabtree
Not saying I totally agree with that famous atheist, but so far, it makes more sense than the religious arguments I've seen here. It's hard to imagine a "good natured god" making the world we live in today. It should be noted some ancient gnostics like the Manicheans believed an evil god created this world. Who knows.
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