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[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was bummed when I learned this quote might be apocryphal, but it's too good to not share when you get the chance:

There is a story of the distinguished British biologist, J.B.S. Haldane, who found himself in the company of a group of theologians. On being asked what one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation, Haldane is said to have answered, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.”

[–] theturtlemoves@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Haldane was an incredibly based guy so this tracks.

[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I was an atheist already as a pre-teen because I was never offered any satisfactory answer this very obvious question. I've chilled out about the militant atheism since then, but I still think people are being overly credulous when they invoke the idea that a benevolent force created this world. There's just so much suffering that is up to pure chance.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok but what about the beetles????

[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

The beetles experience a lot of unjust suffering too :(

If anything, the suffering that creatures in nature feel is even more damning, because it's so widespread, and you can't make this "oh, it's all about free will" argument.

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if they were super in to mammals while he was making people to begin with and then suddenly got super bored and was all about them beetles now.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

I think the beetles came first and humans are more of a Avant Garde experiment that went off the rails. And that's why he doesn't make any more of us.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] HexBroke@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh you don't want cancer?

Fine, I'll make sure dolphins, whales and elephants have extremely low rates of cancer.

YOU'RE FUCKING WELCOME

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

Hmm what about a beetle that looks like cancer hmm yes truly this is a worthy creation

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

Don't forget naked mole rats, who are literally immune to cancer.

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

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