"Paralysed but still very much alive, the spider is carried by the wasp back to its nest and carefully placed in the burrow. Now the female lays her egg on it. Only one egg is laid in one burrow because the stored food is sufficient for only one offspring. The female may repeat the whole process many times. A week or ten days later the egg hatches and the larva finds a large stock of still-living food immediately available. After coming out of the egg the maggot penetrates the spider’s cuticle and slowly eats it, leaving the vital organs, such as the heart, until last."
http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99aug29/sunday/nature.htm
2006-10-07 02:33:57 · 10 answers · asked by skeptic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Our compassionate creator made a perfect world where all creatures lived in harmony and none died. We messed that up - read the book of Genesis. Our compassionate creator couldn't bear for us to die eternally so He sent His Son to die for our sins so that we who trust in the Christ might experience life eternal in a place even better than the original garden of eden. Yes, our Creator is enormously compassionate and the brutality of the world has always broken His heart - as it says in Holy Scripture in numerous places. God bless you as you seek the truth. ~Nise~
2006-10-07 02:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by newfsdrool 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If a child goes against the warnings of its parents, and end up being destroyed in the process, do we blame the parents for being unloving? I think the answer should be "NO". God is still compassionate. As for the fable of the spider and the wasp, it does not make God less compassionate. Each creature is designed for a purpose. It can be imagined the consequenses of the lack of animal protein in the diet of Man if he were prohibited from feeding on animal creatures.
2006-10-07 09:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by peaceman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't always know why some things happen to us—nor do we always know where they came from. God is at work in the world—but so is the devil, and we can't blame God for everything that happens to us.
Sometimes, in fact, we are responsible for the bad things that happen to us, because we make wrong decisions or deliberately turn our backs on God and His will for our lives. The Bible says, "When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For ... each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed" (James 1:13-14).
But the most important thing I can tell you is this: No matter what happens to us, God is able to take it and use it for our good—if we let Him. Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery and told his father he was dead—but instead of being bitter or depressed, Joseph put his life into God's hands. As a result, God used him to save Egypt from famine. Later, after the brothers were reunited, Joseph told them, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good" (Genesis 50:20).
Begin by giving your life to Christ and asking Him to come into your heart. Then ask Him to give you the wisdom and strength you need to deal with your hard times. Most of all, ask Him to teach you through these experiences about His constant love.
2006-10-07 09:43:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Youre answering your own question me thinks ^^
What seems brutal to your human eyes are definitely not brutal to the spiders offspring.
Leave your viewpoint and stand in the other persons shoes for a better understanding. For God knows better than you do and theres wisdom in everything.
2006-10-07 09:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's all in how you perceive it. Haven't you ever watch the Discovery Channel? Nature is incredibly brutal. Be glad you were created in His image - and not the spider's.
2006-10-07 09:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not in a position to know if God is or is not making the world less brutal. Other possible worlds could be more brutal, just as they could be less. Your point is moot.
2006-10-07 09:49:24 · answer #6 · answered by BABY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be asked what place human morality has in the world of nature.
2006-10-07 09:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He tried that but Lucpipher rebelled and one third of the angels went with him like fools....so now we are in the flesh first to make sure we can handle immortality.
2006-10-07 09:36:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paralyzed, it feels nothing is that not compassionate enough .
2006-10-07 09:50:09 · answer #9 · answered by guidedlight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
law of nature...survival of the fittest...natural selection.
after all, even god is subjected to the laws of nature.
2006-10-07 09:37:08 · answer #10 · answered by thelordparadox 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋