"Look at the birds in the sky. They do not toil or reap or gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. ... And why worry about clothing? Think of the flowers growing in the fields; they never have to work or spin; yet I assure you that not even Solomon in all his regalia was robed like one of these."
—Matt. 5:26, 28-29
2007-05-25 05:00:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Damn liberal botanist conspiracy.
2007-05-25 05:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have been studying birds for over eighty years. I can assure you that they work very very hard, and even so many starve. No "heavenly father" feeds them. This earthly father spends a little fortune feeding them, but it's a very tiny few compared the total number of hungry and starving birds that are out there.
You're right about the flowers not needing clothing. Perennials are designed to withstand the winter cold. Biennials loose their tops, but the root survives for only the first winter. Annuals freeze out and die, only the seeds survive to come up again the next year.
Your idea that God is watching over everything is in error. Nature is both beautiful and ugly. Those who look for its beauty will find plenty. Those who look for the hardships, the cruelty, the misery will find more than they cared to find.
2007-05-25 12:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Photosynthesis is not a false teaching. God created plants with an ability to produce their food from the sun. Is it false to teach that humans eat food to survive? And we do worry about clothing. Adam and Eve worried about clothing. What this scripture is saying is that we need to trust that Heavenly Father will provide a way for us as long as we remember Him.
2007-05-25 12:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by Lil' Miss Knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because photosynthesis is not a false teaching, it's a proven scientific fact.
God in his wisdom gave the plants of the earth the ability to gather energy to convert nutrients in the soil to energy by using the light of the sun to run metabolism.
Besides, you are totally misreading that scripture. What the psalmist was talking about was that you don't need to worry about the materialistic things of the earth exclusively, because God will take care of you.
2007-05-25 12:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by josephwiess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In what way could photosynthesis be considered work? Maybe God intended for mankind not to breathe on Sundays (the day of rest), because that isn't any more work than photosynthesis.
2007-05-25 12:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photosynthesis is correct, who told you it is false teaching.
The verses which you hve mentioned is not considered photosynthesis, because it means :
photosynthesis
pho·to·syn·the·sis [fï tÅ sÃnthÉssiss]
noun
carbohydrate production using light and chlorophyll: a process by which green plants and other organisms turn carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen, using light energy trapped by chlorophyll
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2007-05-25 12:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding? Are you saying that the plants are working during the process of photosynthesis? That's like saying we are working during the process of growing up.
2007-05-25 12:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by singwritelaugh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe any of us understand your thought process. What are you trying to say?
I don't think photosynthesis violates any of the scripture you listed. If anything it just proves how smart God is for creating it!
2007-05-25 12:07:04 · answer #8 · answered by oftheway07 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easy to tolerate photosynthesis because it's too complicated for most people to understand. If people took advanced biology classes in college, they would figure out it is surely an abomination.
2007-05-25 12:03:58 · answer #9 · answered by Graciela, RIRS 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Down with them flowers who are richer than us! Share the wealth.
Down with them birds who don't do any work and still manage to eat! Show us how's its done!
2007-05-25 12:08:03 · answer #10 · answered by verbalise 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to be joking. You're saying that photosynthesis doesn't exist? How else would these LIVING organisms survive?
2007-05-25 12:05:47 · answer #11 · answered by rulingdevil 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋