Why did God create Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

[Donray]

If you belive God create it, then God at least does nothing to stop it. Is God killing many humans again to be spiteful? To teach us a lesson? Just because he can?

OR

IS God testing us to make sure we still have faith as he kills your parents, spouse or kids?

[Purple Knight]

[Replying to post 20 by JehovahsWitness]

I don't buy it because this is not all living things living in harmony. This is bacteriophages killing things that hurt us, so we think it's good.

If you're talking about equilibrium as harmony, harmful viruses are a part of that harmony too because they lower the population.

[JehovahsWitness]

[Replying to post 21 by Purple Knight]

I dont understand your point sorry, perhaps you can reword for clarity. (I seriously doubt if you are responding to my point since I rarely make a point I dont myself understand),


JW



You might also find my earlier post of interest

Did God create deadly bacteria and harmful pathogens?
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 119#951119

But I respectfully draw your attention to the adjectives "deadly" and "harmful".



JW

[Purple Knight]

But I respectfully draw your attention to the adjectives "deadly" and "harmful".

Yes, and I read the article. The viruses your article describes as protective are in fact harmful... to bacteria (which are themselves harmful).

[polonius]

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God did not create this deadly virus or any other deadly pathogen.

God created all living things to live in perfect and healthful harmony. Sickness and death were never part of His purpose. Sickness, old age and premature death were introduced to humanity by our first parents Adam and Eve when they sinned against God.

God has allowed this sad situation to continue to settle vital issues raised by their (Adam and Eve's rebellion). Happlily we have every reason to believe that very soon God will remedy the situation, and everyone on earth will enjoy perfect health.

The bible calls this "the good news"



JEHOVAHS WITNESS

RESPONSE: Are you saying the virus is self-created, and that is "good news"? Isn't that really 2 errors in one post?

[bluegreenearth]

God did not create this deadly virus or any other deadly pathogen.

God created all living things to live in perfect and healthful harmony. Sickness and death were never part of His purpose. Sickness, old age and premature death were introduced to humanity by our first parents Adam and Eve when they sinned against God.

God has allowed this sad situation to continue to settle vital issues raised by their (Adam and Eve's rebellion). Happlily we have every reason to believe that very soon God will remedy the situation, and everyone on earth will enjoy perfect health.

The bible calls this "the good news"

What evidence would falsify this belief?

[JehovahsWitness]

But I respectfully draw your attention to the adjectives "deadly" and "harmful".

Yes, and I read the article. The viruses your article describes as protective are in fact harmful... to bacteria (which are themselves harmful).

So do you understand the point I'm making regarding the fact that biblically nothing God originally created in Eden was harmful or deadly to human life and everything without exception in the original garden was conductive to perfect health without any sickness or disease of any kind, in harmony with what a loving God and tender father would do?









JW




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[Zzyzx]

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So do you understand the point I'm making regarding the fact that biblically nothing God originally created in Eden was harmful or deadly to human life and everything without exception in the original garden was conductive to perfect health without any sickness or disease of any kind, in harmony with what a loving God and tender father would do?

If that was true, where did pathogens come from?

[1213]

I believe people created it to get rid of other people and to get nice excuse for why the economy is so bad and banks need more money.

And why God allows it, I believe it is because people wanted to know what evil means.

What evidence would you need to have in order to know if your claim above is false?

Evidence needed would be that governments/central banks would not try to heal it with donating vast amounts of money. And governments would not invent new ways to control and limit freedom of people.

[bluegreenearth]

I believe people created it to get rid of other people and to get nice excuse for why the economy is so bad and banks need more money.

And why God allows it, I believe it is because people wanted to know what evil means.

What evidence would you need to have in order to know if your claim above is false?

Evidence needed would be that governments/central banks would not try to heal it with donating vast amounts of money. And governments would not invent new ways to control and limit freedom of people.

If governments/central banks were to stop asking for donations and discontinue the limitations on freedom, would that demonstrate the virus was not created by people or could it have still been created by people for some other nefarious purpose? If the virus was not created by people, could governments/central banks still have taken advantage of the pandemic to receive donations and limit freedoms? If so, I'm not entirely sure how the evidence you've proposed would actually falsify your belief.

[Purple Knight]

God did not create this deadly virus or any other deadly pathogen.

God created all living things to live in perfect and healthful harmony. Sickness and death were never part of His purpose. Sickness, old age and premature death were introduced to humanity by our first parents Adam and Eve when they sinned against God.

So the apple now affects other species beyond Humans? That doesn't sound right.

My cat made it to 20, but she did eventually age and die.

So do you understand the point I'm making regarding the fact that biblically nothing God originally created in Eden was harmful or deadly to human life and everything without exception in the original garden was conductive to perfect health without any sickness or disease of any kind, in harmony with what a loving God and tender father would do?

I do understand, I just disagree. The apple was in Eden and deadly to human life since it caused all sickness and death.