If there is only one Creator who made the tiger and the lamb, the cheetah and the gazelle, what is He playing at? Is he a sadist who enjoys spectator blood sports? ... Is He manoeuvring to maximise David Attenborough's television ratings?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If a single creator designed both predator and prey, the creator appears either cruel or indifferent to suffering.
- In plain terms
- A creator who makes hunters and prey is either cruel or indifferent.
- What can you take from it?
- Natural predation challenges ideas of a benevolent designer.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is suffering part of design?
- Does nature imply a creator?
Another view
It assumes intent where none may exist.
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