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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Hmm what about a beetle that looks like cancer hmm yes truly this is a worthy creation
Don't forget naked mole rats, who are literally immune to cancer.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
