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?

[JehovahsWitness]

The apple was in Eden and deadly to human life since it caused all sickness and death.

Emphasis MINE

I have already addressed your interpretation.

Was the forbidden fruit, poisonous?
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/v ... 27#1006927

I do understand, I just disagree.

Duly noted. I believe however you are wrong and if I may borrow the words of one of our most intelligent and respected Moderators (albeit an entirely different topic), {quote} ....

I am happy that I have the correct meaning.

JW

[bjs]

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?

God rarely feels the need to explain His “Why� to people. I would be surprised if He broke that rule in this circumstance.

Also, if an omnipotent and omniscient God exists then that God has killed, or at least allowed to die, every person ever born more than 117 years ago. (Maybe one or two exceptions?) I’m not sure why you see a need to have a special reason for this form of death as compared to all the others.

[Purple Knight]

I have already addressed your interpretation.

You did. But as you concluded that the apple was not poisonous or dangerous, and the punishment was directly from God, that would contradict what you said earlier, which is that God did not create viruses.

You can't have it both ways.

Either what happened to Adam and Eve was a natural result of eating the apple, in which case it was essentially poisonous (at least, it was dangerous).

Or the punishment from God was direct and God therefore inflicted aging, sickness, and disease directly, so that he would have created viruses.

[JehovahsWitness]

...you said earlier, which is that God did not create viruses.

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Where did I say God did not create viruses?

[Purple Knight]

...you said earlier, which is that God did not create viruses.

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Where did I say God did not create viruses?

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

You did specify harmful viruses but I my post was referencing this as well.

You can't have it both ways.

Was sickness and death a natural result of eating the apple, or were they a direct punishment from God?

If sickness was a direct punishment from God, this would indicate he created viruses.

[JehovahsWitness]

[Replying to post 35 by Purple Knight]



Well I have no control over what you wrote but are you claiming my statement above says God did not create viruses? Do you think there is a difference between saying God did not create virusus and God did not creat deadly virusus ? If so, what in your opinion might the difference be?

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

JW

[Purple Knight]

[Replying to post 35 by Purple Knight]

Well I have no control over what you wrote but are you claiming my statement above says God did not create viruses? Do you think there is a difference between saying God did not create viruses and God did not create deadly viruses? If so, what in your opinion might the difference be?

I would really rather not nitpick to that degree as the helpful viruses your article mentions are only helpful because they are killing harmful bacteria.

If I wanted to nitpick, yes all viruses are harmful, just not necessarily to humans.

I know you specified that later and likewise I specified later that I meant God creating deadly viruses.

If sickness and death were a natural result of eating the apple, then the apple was dangerous.

If sickness and death were rather a direct punishment from God for eating the apple, then God created deadly viruses as part of that punishment.

[JehovahsWitness]

...yes all viruses are harmful, just not necessarily to humans.

Emphasis MINE


Yes well I was speaking about humans. Maybe we can reserve a discussion about God creating virusus that are harmful to aliens for another discussion.

[Tcg]

God rarely feels the need to explain His “Why� to people. I would be surprised if He broke that rule in this circumstance.

I agree. It's a bit like expecting a scarecrow to explain itself. Like god/gods, it serves the purpose is was invented for and should not be expected to speak under any circumstance.

The OP of course doesn't ask God to explain why, but rather asks those who believe God created this virus to consider why God would create it. As is the case with so many inquiries, we must depend on those who believe in him to answer for him given that, like the scarecrow, he remains mute.


Tcg

[Purple Knight]

...yes all viruses are harmful, just not necessarily to humans.

Emphasis MINE


Yes well I was speaking about humans. Maybe we can reserve a discussion about God creating virusus that are harmful to aliens for another discussion.

Right, and I didn't get upset when you revised. I tried to revise created viruses to created harmful viruses (your same meaning: harmful to humans) and you won the argument by fixating on it.

My question was still valid with the revision, which is what made it feel like a nitpick when you didn't answer.

If sickness and death were a natural result of eating the apple, then the apple was dangerous.

If sickness and death were rather a direct punishment from God for eating the apple, then God created deadly viruses as part of that punishment.