Question for Believers - Why did god "create" poison ivy, poison toad stools, and marijuana?

by Comatose 31 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  prologos

  sir 82. on perfect Humans immune to poisons.

  Too bad they did not think of that 2000 years ago, they could have tested that WT theory on a live subjest. Jesus of Nazareth, the only perfect man with a belly button.

  Was Jesus immune to normal external even internal conditions ( fatigue, heartstress,) ??- it does not seem so. so:

  Poisons and the rest are the result of opportunistic developments in the fight for survival and procreation, not the work of a

  BOTH benevolent and MALICIOUS but neutral God (if any).

  Talking Snake Story Says So.
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  Comatose

  Yeah, I agree with Tal and BOTR. Marijuana was on the list simply because its bad according to WT. But, obviously not a poison. Jesus cried in sadness, became enraged and violent, and got weak according to the bible. Good points made there.

  But, again... Why the poison plants?
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  *lost*

  My understanding is that the 'Lion eating straw etc' is actually symbolic, it means 'man, with his aggressive animalistic tendencies, will do harm no more'

  it is another part of the 'scripture' the WT has fudged.

  If you look into Plants, medicinal properties, and Herbs, you will find many answers to these questions.

  Nature is finely tuned, it is when the balance is upset, problems arise.

  Digitalis is a toxin - but is used medicinally for heart problems. ( for an example) Foxglove, another poisonous plant.

  Marijuan is a miracle plant and should be legalised.
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  Comatose

  So toad stools that cause death and poison ivy are explained because god created people who would have health problems, and we just haven't discovered the medicinal benefit yet?

  Lost I understand plants are helpful and amazing. I don't get how a believer thinks that god made everything including us perfect humans and poisonous plants.
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  OnTheWayOut

  This "God" fellow can't think of every last frigging thing. (I know many say He can, but c'mon.)

  I mean, why would he think that, one day someone would lick that toad and get high?

  Why would he think, one day someone will dry out that plant and breathe in smoke from burning it?

  He does think of bunches of stuff. Heck, he thought Adam should have sex with a bunch of animals to see if they could be his partner.

  So God was kinda busy- in over even His head trying to figure what things creation might do. He even forgot to get rid of homosexuality among the animals.
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  BU2B

  And what about the lengths to which animals camoflage themselves? A JW can sit and watch a program on the amazing camoflage of the cuttlefish, mimic octopus, chamelion, frogs that look like leaves, fish that look like dead leaves, octopus and squid getaway ink, porcupine quills, skunk spray, and the list goes on and on and on.... The JW watching will say look at the marvels of Jehovahs creation, meanwhile they dont think about why do they have all of these defenses if everything got along and there were no carnivores?

  Also if there was no predation, what would keep the animal numbers in line and in balance?
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  ?evrything

  well i know why he created marijuana =D
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  RayPublisher

  Once I read "please dont diss the herb" I kinda forgot about the rest of this thread...I LOVE THIS PLACE!
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  DATA-DOG

  So, according to JW's, humans have been around for what, 6,000 years?? I am pretty sure that animals are said to be somewhat older, but not much. So Adam and Even sinned, and then all hell broke loose, the earth was cursed ect... So animals almost instantaneously developed a myriad of survival methods. The cuttle fish, one of the most amazing sea creatures IMO, went from a friendly plant eater to master camo-expert/predator almost overnight,( relatively speaking ) as did other creatures....

  That is more outlandish than God using evolution to create life, which would be grounds for DF'ing if a dub confessed believing in it. Evolution takes millions of years, supposedly. How long did the " cursed earth " method take? 500 years, 1,000??

  Anyway, the MJ helps you calm down, and the poison toad sweat added to poison ivy tea, works like viagra!!
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  zed is dead

  Let me add mosquitos to your list. If God gave a rat's behind about blood being sacred, why would he make those little bloodsuckers?

  zed