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An English cleric once asked the noted evolutionist J.B.S. Haldane what could be inferred about the Creator from the works of nature. Haldane is reported to have replied, "An inordinate fondness for beetles."

2006-08-24 11:28:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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It was all practice making arthropods until he finally made them as delicious as they could get, with shrimp. Dung beetles were his first try, in case you wondered.

2006-08-24 11:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0 0

One could come to that conclusion based on the resilience of such bugs and their ability to withstand much much more than humans can.

2006-08-24 11:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by vickioh 2 · 0 0

None that I know of, but what human can know the mind of God.

2006-08-24 11:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 0 0

does the pope wear his hitlerjugend uniform in the woods?

2006-08-24 11:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by drakke1 6 · 0 0

No, we just messed up the ecosystem and they are our punishment.

2006-08-24 11:30:07 · answer #5 · answered by whozethere 5 · 0 0

god does not exist

2006-08-24 11:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by MEF 1 · 1 0

And spiders, wasps, mosquitoes, and snakes.

2006-08-24 11:29:45 · answer #7 · answered by phoenixheat 6 · 0 0

Cockroaches, I think.

2006-08-24 11:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by twowords 6 · 0 0

LOL, that was funny! I think it may be true too!

2006-08-24 11:30:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

no.... you need to ask?

2006-08-24 11:29:53 · answer #10 · answered by aSh_=) 3 · 0 0

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