tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post3385812476247519033..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: When natural evils are natural goodsRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-44551531719274912482018-12-20T06:25:44.692-05:002018-12-20T06:25:44.692-05:00Not specifically related to this, but I'd like...Not specifically related to this, but I'd like to point out a neglected aspect in the whole discussion of natural evils.<br /><br />Critics frequently ask "how could mechanism X, Y or Z" have a place in a "very good" world? The Christian often feels forced to explain how that mechanism *in itself* has a good purpose, which was corrupted at the Fall.<br /><br />However, the thing often overlooked is that there are other possibilities. One in particular is that there may have been other counter-vailing mechanisms, A, B, C, present at the Fall, which ceased to operate then.<br /><br />The classic here is the Tree of Life. Man's natural immortality may have been mediated through eating the fruit of that tree. Loss of access to the tree was what rendered death certain. But there may be counterparts in other areas too.David Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177521181432533108noreply@blogger.com