Why don't piranha eat each other?

[Pastor William Nathaniel Sampson]

I was asked this question by an atheist earlier and I honestly didn't know. I had built my case for morality only coming from God as to why we don't murder one another, when he hit me with this question.

I admit, I know little of the creation sciences. I am more of a biblical scholar/ historian.

I know that we are to Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

I suppose that is why piranha don't eat each other anymore, but that would require me to believe that priests taught them not to eat each other and than Catholics are really Christians.

I am against a rock and a hard place on this one.

If piranha don't eat each other, then maybe God's laws are written on the hearts of all things?

Jeremiah 31:33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

No, that's just "my people".

Please help!

[Lanfeust]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Piranha do eat each other, that's called cannibalism, a phenomenon very natural in the wild life.

But they only do that in times of famine (the piranha's), when food is rare in times of dry season. Some animals (not all of them) eat their own kind, some specie of cocodiles eat their own kind (smaller ones of course).

Nothing devilish, just a natural reaction to famine.

[Zechariah Smyth]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

You don't find anything "devilish" about cannibalism?

Wow.

Yours in Christ,

Z. Smyth
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[Pastor William Nathaniel Sampson]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Piranha do eat each other, that's called cannibalism, a phenomenon very natural in the wild life.

But they only do that in times of famine (the piranha's), when food is rare in times of dry season. Some animals (not all of them) eat their own kind, some specie of cocodiles eat their own kind (smaller ones of course).

Nothing devilish, just a natural reaction to famine.

So they do eat each other. This is proof that life without God causes people to eat each other.

Thanks!

[Lanfeust]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Cannibalism under humans where famine is rare is an unnatural phenomen in our species habits, then yes it's 'devillish' (not normal) when it happens with humans. I said that SOME species do that for the survival of their kind where food isn't enough for all, is that so weird?

By the way, life without god?

What's that? I thaught you 'believed' that everything was under control by god,

so only what contradicts you're beliefs is 'not god', damn that's easy!!

You are a bunch of douchs. You don't even read the whole damn post.

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Originally Posted by Zechariah Smyth
You don't find anything "devilish" about cannibalism?

I don't suppose atheists would find anything devilish. Perhaps piranhas are atheists?

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Cannibalism under humans where famine is rare is an unnatural phenomen in our species habits, then yes it's 'devillish' (not normal) when it happens with humans.

I don't think that is quite right: Three points
1. Cannibalism takes place when you are under siege.
2. Cannibalism is OK under those circumstances
3. It's best to start eating the children first - you can have more of them, but there is only one of you!

DEU 28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
54So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
55So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
56The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
57And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

[Pastor Billy-Reuben]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Cannibalism under humans where famine is rare is an unnatural phenomen in our species habits, then yes it's 'devillish' (not normal) when it happens with humans. I said that SOME species do that for the survival of their kind where food isn't enough for all, is that so weird?

By the way, life without god?

What's that? I thaught you 'believed' that everything was under control by god,

so only what contradicts you're beliefs is 'not god', damn that's easy!!

You are a bunch of douchs. You don't even read the whole damn post.

So according to your ethos, you believe it's OK to eat people if you are hungry enough?

Pastor Billy-Reuben

[Humongous]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

well, this thread is makin me powerful hungry fro some seafood!

[Lanfeust]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

So according to your ethos, you believe it's OK to eat people if you are hungry enough?

Pastor Billy-Reuben

Even in famine periods primates turn very rarely to cannibalism (and we are primates).

There are some cases of cannibal chimpansees and humans but we can't count them as a appropriate example of natural habits of primates. People who are very hungry and inclosed with people, get to be dilusional and paranoiac by being closed in small places and missing nutrition. Some reacts very agressivly and get mad by trying to eat other guys, but that's more madness than natural reaction to famine.

Because it isn't in our species habits. Besides, in our society we have largely enough of food, if there isn't enough food for a population of humans, the population dies of to a number of individuals where food is again in appropriate quantities. Humans have also a manner of living to substain food even in times of great deppression. Piranha's has a different natural strategie and living style that doesn't applie to humans. Get it now?

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Even in famine periods primates turn very rarely to cannibalism (and we are primates).

There are some cases of cannibal chimpansees and humans but we can't count them as a appropriate example of natural habits of primates. People who are very hungry and inclosed with people, get to be dilusional and paranoiac by being closed in small places and missing nutrition. Some reacts very agressivly and get mad by trying to eat other guys, but that's more madness than natural reaction to famine.

Because it isn't in our species habits. Besides, in our society we have largely enough of food, if there isn't enough food for a population of humans, the population dies of to a number of individuals where food is again in appropriate quantities. Humans have also a manner of living to substain food even in times of great deppression. Piranha's has a different natural strategie and living style that doesn't applie to humans. Get it now?

No.

[BelieverInGod]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Piranha are cannibals, Piranha are not cannibals. Humans are animals, and it's okay for animals to eat each other but not for humans to eat each other.

Could you please make up your mind?

[Pastor Billy-Reuben]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

So according to your ethos, you believe it's OK to eat people if you are hungry enough?

Pastor Billy-Reuben

Even in famine periods primates turn very rarely to cannibalism (and we are primates).

There are some cases of cannibal chimpansees and humans but we can't count them as a appropriate example of natural habits of primates. People who are very hungry and inclosed with people, get to be dilusional and paranoiac by being closed in small places and missing nutrition. Some reacts very agressivly and get mad by trying to eat other guys, but that's more madness than natural reaction to famine.

Because it isn't in our species habits. Besides, in our society we have largely enough of food, if there isn't enough food for a population of humans, the population dies of to a number of individuals where food is again in appropriate quantities. Humans have also a manner of living to substain food even in times of great deppression. Piranha's has a different natural strategie and living style that doesn't applie to humans. Get it now?

Thank you for telling me a bunch of stuff I already know, but you didn't answer my question.

Pastor Billy-Reuben

[Lanfeust]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Thank you for telling me a bunch of stuff I already know, but you didn't answer my question.

Pastor Billy-Reuben

My fault that you ask so stupid questions that I must give some background information. Besides I answered your question.

So it's a crime in our society for humans to kill and to eat each other and it's only debatable if someone survival is at stake in a very specific condtion like those those guys who ate the dead passengers of that crashed plane in the mountains in order to survive.

But like I said, humans don't that naturally (only rarely in inhumane conditions where some get mad), even in times of famine.

[James Hutchins]

Re: Why don't piranha eat each other?

Son, I get mad all the time and I do not eat anyone. Please, do not justify your disturbing ways to us.