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Why does God get angry?

Glen.Nogami said:
What was it, 99% of all species that have existed that went extinct? Pretty crappy odds. And I think evolution does, essentially by definition, "improve" us, insofar as "improvement" means readjusting for better survivability. The reason species go extinct, I believe, is that they did not evolve well and/or quickly enough.
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I'm still dubious to this "improving" concept. I thought the whole point was to adapt to fit the environment. Did animals that transitioned from water to land improve? How about those that then transitioned from land back to water, did they de-evolve, did they get worse?
 
I guess I see your point. To me, 'improving' means just that: adapting to fit the environment. By evolving to take advantage of their environments, species 'improve' their ability to survive. Sorry for the confusion.
 
Glen.Nogami said:
What was it, 99% of all species that have existed that went extinct? Pretty crappy odds. And I think evolution does, essentially by definition, "improve" us, insofar as "improvement" means readjusting for better survivability. The reason species go extinct, I believe, is that they did not evolve well and/or quickly enough.
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Oh, and don't forget the great huge meteorite strikes.

(And Noah's flood!:D)
 
HeyLeroy said:
I guess I see your point. To me, 'improving' means just that: adapting to fit the environment. By evolving to take advantage of their environments, species 'improve' their ability to survive. Sorry for the confusion.
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Ok, I see now. If the environment changes then those who "improve" or adapt to the changing environment will survive and those that don't, won't.

Agreed.
 
kmortis said:
And smoking. It's what REALLY killed the dionsaurs.
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I was taking a drag on a smoke when I read this, which started a laughing fit, which started a coughing fit. Dang you, KMo!

RandFan said:
Ok, I see now. If the environment changes then those who "improve" or adapt to the changing environment will survive and those that don't, won't.

Agreed.
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Yeah, my poor choice of words.
 
Maybe I'm a dinosaur?
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RandFan said:
Ok, I see now. If the environment changes then those who "improve" or adapt to the changing environment will survive and those that don't, won't.

Agreed.
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Yeah, that's what I meant. Improve meant adapting to environment, not getting more intelligent or something.

Also, @ Tanstaafl: Of course, of course. I tried to not do that, I really did. :boxedin:
 
(Fraggles)

Well for the atheists I suppose the answer is a short, he doesn't because he's not real but, ignoring the obvious, and taking the stories at face value can anyone comprehend why God gets downright pissed off with people at times?

(New Ager)

God doesn't get angry. That's just a belief in Christianity.

This is a typical tactic of atheists. Point out a discrepancy in Christianity and this somehow shows there is no God.

There are thousands of faiths and some do not believe God gets angry.

To make your statement and come to the conclusion there is no God is like saying because there are no aliens on the moon, there are no aliens in the whole universe.
 
New Ager said:
This is a typical tactic of atheists. Point out a discrepancy in Christianity and this somehow shows there is no God.
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Atheists seldom try to prove there is no god. Most of us are smart enough to realize the folly of trying to prove a negative.

For example:

Prove to me there is not an Invisible Pink Unicorn flying around your head right now. You will justifiably say "You are the one claiming it, you prove there is." Atheists are not the ones claiming there is a magic fairy watching over us in the sky. The burden of proof is on those who claim he is there, and they have presented nothing that even hints he is there. The standard argument at this point is: "You just have to have faith.". Sure thing, as soon as you start having faith in that unicorn.

Both are equally silly, in my opinion.
 
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