BetteTheRed
Resident Heretic
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If there is another dominant, sapient species, I doubt it will come from sea life as we know it.
Fair enough. What of corvidae?
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If there is another dominant, sapient species, I doubt it will come from sea life as we know it.
I don't eat octopus either but entirely different reason -- tentacles with suction cups
Best part
(actually, cuttlefish or the bodies of small squid are better eating than most cephalopod tentatcles).
If there is another dominant, sapient species, I doubt it will come from sea life as we know it. At some point, they will likely have to become amphibious. Not being able to function on land is too limiting.
Personally, though, given the current state of our knowledge of Fermi's Paradox, I suspect we are a one shot deal. It took the Earth over 3 billion years to produce sapient, self-aware species capable of tool-use and developing a sophisticated understanding of existence and all the ones we know of are from our genus (sorry, we don't have evidence of cephalopods having human-level self-awareness and reasoning ability as of yet). The odds of it happening again are looking pretty low given that we have no evidence of similar species anywhere else in the universe. If technological civilizations are commonplace, we would likely know by now. So tech-using species are either very rare to develop or tend to self-annihilate after a certain point in technological development. And, honestly, "both" might be the answer, meaning once a species blows itself to kingdom come, that planet never develops another one of that capability. Yes, it is a rather bleak view of existence, but all the more reason for us to get our act together.
Fair enough. What of corvidae?
- God can do all things and accomplish all things. Nothing is too difficult for Him, and He orchestrates and determines everything that is going to happen in your life, in my life, in America, and throughout the world. Whatever He wants to do in the universe, He does, for nothing is impossible with Him (Jeremiah 32:17).
- God is in control of all things and rules over all things. He has power and authority over nature, earthly kings, history, angels, and demons. Even Satan himself has to ask God’s permission before he can act (Psalm 103:19).
And how does God do this without destroying our responsibility and free will?GeoFee ---you said ------God is in control of everything on the earth?”
I say ----This word Control GeoFee refers to His sovereignty -----This is God's earth --He created it -----
GeoFee ----you said -----Is it God who starves millions of children around the world?
I say -----A big fat NO ---to your statement here ----We humans are guilty of that not God ----
You need to understand what Sovereign means GeoFee --as far as what part God plays in His universe
Biblical Definition and Context of "Sovereign"
There is absolutely nothing that happens in the universe that is outside of God’s influence and authority. As King of kings and Lord of lords, God has no limitations. Consider just a few of the claims the Bible makes about God:
That’s what being sovereign means. It means being the ultimate source of all power, authority, and everything that exists. Only God can make those claims; therefore, it’s God’s sovereignty that makes Him superior to all other gods and makes Him, and Him alone, worthy of worship.
- God is above all things and before all things. He is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. He is immortal, and He is present everywhere so that everyone can know Him (Revelation 21:6).
- God created all things and holds all things together, both in heaven and on earth, both visible and invisible (Colossians 1:16).
- God knows all things past, present, and future. There is no limit to His knowledge, for God knows everything completely before it even happens (Romans 11:33).
- God can do all things and accomplish all things. Nothing is too difficult for Him, and He orchestrates and determines everything that is going to happen in your life, in my life, in America, and throughout the world. Whatever He wants to do in the universe, He does, for nothing is impossible with Him (Jeremiah 32:17).
- God is in control of all things and rules over all things. He has power and authority over nature, earthly kings, history, angels, and demons. Even Satan himself has to ask God’s permission before he can act (Psalm 103:19).
And how does God do this without destroying our responsibility and free will?
Corvidae spend too much time arguing to provide effective leadership.
It is the unelected that are in control ... the elected are just part of the 'theater'.So why do we keep electing them?
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