The Ugliness in Creation

[Mc Pickard]

A really, really poor argument by a creationist is to assert that the beauty we find in the world or the universe is proof of a Creator - the God of Genesis. While needlessly creating a universe so immeasurably large that it dwarfs our itty-bitty pale blue dot in scale by comparison, this Creator went out of his way to make us nice stuff to look at and enjoy!
Rainbows, flowers, butterflies, nebulas
– invisible to the naked eye without the orbiting Hubble telescope, and children are all cited as incontrovertible evidence of this sublime, graphic artist.

This argument by a creationist seeks to focus our attention on the nice stuff, pulling at our heart-strings
and appealing to our emotions. But why stop there? We know what beauty is from what is not beautiful.
While it is delightfully easy and a joy to cite the good things in life, it is quite discomforting to face the things in life that are not beautiful, but ugly and just plain indifferent to our existence.

Very well. Let's talk about some of the ugly things and ask the question - just how evil and sadistic this designer is?

How do you explain this?

Sirenomelia - Mermaids Syndrome.

And what about the myriad other birth defects that affect our children and families?

• 1,040,865: congenital heart defects
• 323,904: neural tube defects, such as spina bifida
• 307,897: haemoglobin disorders, such as thalassemia and sickle cell
• 217,293: Down Syndrome
• 177,032: G6PD enzyme deficiency

In fact, there are almost 8 MILLION children who are born with serious genetic birth defects.

Surely, in proximity to all of His creation, humans are more important than animals. He created us in His image, giving us souls, and took that same form to rescue us from Himself in his divine plan. Therefore, we must be of some importance.

No. The evidence says otherwise.

[jdog]

I know it's a few months since you posted this. Your post reminds me of "Malevolent Design; The Death of a Loving God" by Reverend AtheiStar. Available from Lulu. Similar to what you have written here. I recently started reading that book. It is just so mind boggling when you start thinking about the birth defects and disease that affects man. The images are graphic and may be disturbing to some, just as the one you have displayed, but as they say 'pictures speak louder than words' and they are shocking but so very thought provoking. How anyone can accept that when a child is born with these horrific defects that 'god allowed it to happen for a reason' that it is all part of his plan and the faithful god fearing parents of the child somehow have to convince themselves of this concept.

Since I left christian religion just over a year ago. I have been open to read material like the one you have written and AtheiStar's and it just leads me to thinking more and more about how absurd the idea of a 'loving god' is. It's Bull shit!