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This thread is a response to those Christians who think that natural evolution is an intrinsically evil process and that therefore Christians must reject the theory in principle.
So far as evolution producing too much waste, that’s a subjective opinion. The truth can only be determined by understanding the purpose of a process which in turn can only be understood in terms of it’s ultimate existential end. So i won’t be getting into that debate. Ultimately i think evolution as a system is a good way of distributing potential forms without prejudice, with only physical laws as a limitation. So it stands to reason that there might be what we would consider to be errors or waste.
Nobody wants pain and suffering, but regardless of whether evolution is true or not, the existence of pain and suffering is a philosophical problem called the problem of natural evil. Like the problem of personal evil, it basically argues that there is great difficulty in making sense of God’s good nature when his creation is full of suffering.
It’s sufficive to say that i don’t think natural evolution makes any difference to the problem. Creatures live and die and suffer regardless. God gave us the capacity for pain and emotions and they are an intrinsic part of our nature regardless of Darwin. If God can see some greater good that we would be without if it were not for the potential of suffering and pain, then what does it matter that suffering exists - by any process at all - if it is logically necessary for our salvation or God’s plan to save us? The goal is the good of our existence. If the potential for suffering is necessary in order for us to have what God wants for us, then so be it.
So far as evolution producing too much waste, that’s a subjective opinion. The truth can only be determined by understanding the purpose of a process which in turn can only be understood in terms of it’s ultimate existential end. So i won’t be getting into that debate. Ultimately i think evolution as a system is a good way of distributing potential forms without prejudice, with only physical laws as a limitation. So it stands to reason that there might be what we would consider to be errors or waste.
Nobody wants pain and suffering, but regardless of whether evolution is true or not, the existence of pain and suffering is a philosophical problem called the problem of natural evil. Like the problem of personal evil, it basically argues that there is great difficulty in making sense of God’s good nature when his creation is full of suffering.
It’s sufficive to say that i don’t think natural evolution makes any difference to the problem. Creatures live and die and suffer regardless. God gave us the capacity for pain and emotions and they are an intrinsic part of our nature regardless of Darwin. If God can see some greater good that we would be without if it were not for the potential of suffering and pain, then what does it matter that suffering exists - by any process at all - if it is logically necessary for our salvation or God’s plan to save us? The goal is the good of our existence. If the potential for suffering is necessary in order for us to have what God wants for us, then so be it.
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