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?
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IS God testing us to make sure we still have faith as he kills your parents, spouse or kids?
Why did God create Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
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Purple Knight
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Overpopulation is one explanation.
It's the objectively true explanation since it is the dense, earth-covering blanket of Humans that allows a disease like this to become a pandemic. No gods necessary.
If I let go of a hammer on a planet with a positive gravity, directly above my bare foot, it's a "punishment" for my actions when my toe gets smashed, in that it is the logical consequence of those actions, and because I know this, and because the "punishment" harms me, I ought not to do those actions.
Even if God exists, that just means that God gave us logic and thus there is still no reason to ignore it, cry to the heavens, "Why, oh why are you punishing me?!" when you bloody know why, because the "punishment" has happened as a direct physical result of what you have done.
It's the objectively true explanation since it is the dense, earth-covering blanket of Humans that allows a disease like this to become a pandemic. No gods necessary.
If I let go of a hammer on a planet with a positive gravity, directly above my bare foot, it's a "punishment" for my actions when my toe gets smashed, in that it is the logical consequence of those actions, and because I know this, and because the "punishment" harms me, I ought not to do those actions.
Even if God exists, that just means that God gave us logic and thus there is still no reason to ignore it, cry to the heavens, "Why, oh why are you punishing me?!" when you bloody know why, because the "punishment" has happened as a direct physical result of what you have done.
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If God willing to prevent coronavirus, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh the virus?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?�
This probably has far more uses than for just viruses.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh the virus?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?�
This probably has far more uses than for just viruses.
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Do you believe that the earth was 'overpopulated' at the time of the Black Death?Purple Knight wrote: Overpopulation is one explanation.
It's the objectively true explanation since it is the dense, earth-covering blanket of Humans that allows a disease like this to become a pandemic.
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No, not necessarily, but population was much too largely centralised in cities, and the conditions were terrible.Mithrae wrote:Do you believe that the earth was 'overpopulated' at the time of the Black Death?
The reason ebola didn't kill everyone on the planet was lack of stepping stones to infect. (Also because it's arguably too deadly, with too short an incubation period.)
Overpopulation, ease of movement, commerce... There are drawbacks to this trade-heavy, travel-heavy, globalistic way of life. One of them is the potential to turn a disease that might have killed one village into one that kills the world.
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Re: Why did God create Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
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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"
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Re: Why did God create Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Post #7[Replying to post 6 by JehovahsWitness]
How on earth did Adam and Eve have the ability to create sickness, disease viruses, death etc.? If these were all a consequence of disobedience, then it was all a reaction on the part of God. He introduced it all as his punishment. And talk about overkill. This God has one mighty fragile ego.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.
George Orwell:: “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”
Voltaire: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
Gender ideology is anti-science, anti truth.
Voltaire: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
Gender ideology is anti-science, anti truth.
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Re: Why did God create Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Post #8brunumb wrote: [Replying to post 6 by JehovahsWitness]
How on earth did Adam and Eve have the ability to create sickness, disease viruses, death etc.?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.
Did I say Adam and Eve "created" sickness?
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Re: Why did God create Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Post #9[Replying to post 8 by JehovahsWitness]
Please clarify since you brought up Adam and Eve. How did this virus get created if your God had nothing to do with it.
Do you belive in Evolution that maybe your God just created a single cell life like he is and then things evolved as explained by evolutionary science.
So, tell us how all the various virus were created.
And, while you are at could you please tell us why your god is doing nothing about it killing Christians that belive in him.
Please clarify since you brought up Adam and Eve. How did this virus get created if your God had nothing to do with it.
Do you belive in Evolution that maybe your God just created a single cell life like he is and then things evolved as explained by evolutionary science.
So, tell us how all the various virus were created.
And, while you are at could you please tell us why your god is doing nothing about it killing Christians that belive in him.
Can anything exist that God hasn't created?
Post #10JW posted:
(quote)God did not create this deadly virus or any other deadly pathogen.(quote)
RESPONSE:
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.
QUESTION: Then are you claiming that Adam and Eve created sickness, old age, and premature death? Or can a"perfect" God create imperfection. Gee, They must be 'Gods' too.
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"
(quote)God did not create this deadly virus or any other deadly pathogen.(quote)
RESPONSE:
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.
QUESTION: Then are you claiming that Adam and Eve created sickness, old age, and premature death? Or can a"perfect" God create imperfection. Gee, They must be 'Gods' too.
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"
