The Horrors of Evolution (Evolution)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Saturday, September 06, 2008, 12:16 (5920 days ago) @ edinburgh4

The quote from Romans should be chapter 11 verse 32; there is no chapter 30. In my copy of the Authorised Version it is worded very differently: "32: For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all." The next verse 33 is: "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" For me this implies that the concept of God is self-contradictory nonsense. - Phil wrote: "He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." If this is God identified with Nature then this is correct. Nature sends its plagues and tsunamis and its years of plenty indiscriminately regardless of the behaviour of people. It is up to us to find out about the workings of plagues and earthquakes and such natural phenomena in an effort to protect ourselves from them as far as we can. (Nature is thus less severe on the scientifically knowledgeable!) - Phil also wrote: "Some lives will display the glory of his justice; that he does not let evil go unpunished. Others will display the glory of his mercy;" This is nonsensical double-talk. Will the evil of some mass murderer, say, be punished or will God exercise mercy and let him off? Or is it just a lottery which God will choose in his "mysterious way"? Or is this all this just fantasy and wish fulfilment? - Love is all very well but is highly over-rated. I prefer Logic any time.