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to wonder how christians explain headlice?

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upsylazy · 16/02/2011 19:43

This just occurred to me today and I'm genuinely interested. In the area of south London where I live, there is always at least one manic street preacher wailing on about people who don't give over their life to the Lord Jesus Christ burning in hellfire for all eternity etc. However, the one I encountered today was a bit less hellfire and damnation and was talking about the beauty of creation and how amazing God must be to have created all the beauty and diversity of all the animals, plants in the world etc. She was holding up pictures of various wonders of nature to prove her point and it was actually quite moving. When I got home, I found yet another letter saying that someone in DDs class has got nits and could all parents check and treat if necessary etc. I had this urge to go back to street preacher and ask her why God in his glory had created headlice. So I just wondered if any of you Christians could explain it to me. If God is so great, why did he create nits?

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chibi · 16/02/2011 19:45

So that people like you might ponder his wonders lol

rinabean · 16/02/2011 19:45

It's a mystery of god's infinite wisdom

or

It's because Eve was a terrible disobedient slut

or

The devil did it

Or... maybe... nits are supposed to teach children about sharing?

BuzzLiteBeer · 16/02/2011 19:49

its ineffable, innit?

teahouse · 16/02/2011 19:50

Rinabean - that's hysterical; although technically it was Adam that disobeyed (Romans 5:12). Although,... no, I'll leave it there ;o)

I want to know if headlice have lice!

Clockface · 16/02/2011 19:51

No idea (speaking as a Christian). That's on my (ever-growing) list of things to ask God / St Anselm when I get to heaven.

varyingdegreesofdeafness · 16/02/2011 19:52

To show how beauty in gods greatures reflects how we shoudl view ourselves.. beauty is not skin deep, lowly people or creatures must all be loved and why do we place ourselves a teh most important species that are being 'bothered' or 'helped' or can enjoy other creatures, maybe the headliv=ce are the most important species and it is humans jobs to hme and protect them...

Grin

Not even started drinking yet!

AvengingGerbil · 16/02/2011 20:04

Monty Python got there first:

All things dull and ugly
All creatures short and squat
All things rude and nasty
The lord god made the lot.

Each little snake that poisons
Each little wasp that stings
He made their brutish venom
He made their horrid wings.

And so on...

pointythings · 16/02/2011 20:45

LOL, Gerbil!

I have a question too (and I'm an atheist):

Dear God,

Why did you invent the perfect mechanism for childbirth and early parenting and then only let marsupials have it?

I mean, think about it: You're pregnant for a little while, then you give birth to what is basically still an embryo. Embryo makes its own way into pouch and settles there - all you have to do is clean out pouch (OK, would like God to invent Marigolds at this point).

When child comes out of pouch, it can walk!

Every time I see a kangaroo, I think 'That's not fair!'.

FenLondon · 16/02/2011 21:58

can you imagine what we'd see in Ok! and Hello! if Celebs had pouches...
Gwyneth would no doubt have kitted hers out in organic fabrics and hung a windchime, Victoria would have designed her own line...

But a very good point. If i have a deathbed revelation I'll try and remember to put this on the ask list!

catinthehat2 · 16/02/2011 22:04

If God wasn't around to stop it, you might have ended up with giant cockroaches in your child's hair.
So.
Think on that you atheists.
Oh yes.

(disclsimer: this may be a Miltonic approach to the question. I can't vouch for its theological correctness)

DonMcLeansSecretLover · 16/02/2011 22:56

That would be an eccunemical matter.

RevoltingPeasant · 16/02/2011 23:00

Well actually, some of the first microscopic images were of fleas and lice. So you could argue that God put them on earth to stimulate our desire to learn about his creation.

Smoke that, Dawkins....

LoopyLoopsHulaHoops · 16/02/2011 23:03

pointythings that is the best question I have ever heard or seen. Genius.

poodlerockin · 16/02/2011 23:04

I think most Christians believe in evolution don't they? So God didn't create them, they evolved.

PoledrathePissedOffFairy · 16/02/2011 23:07

So, is Don McLean the reason for nits then? ConfusedGrin

Honeydragon · 16/02/2011 23:29

I am simultaneousnesly theologising and scratching, that doesn't happen everyday....

great op though Grin

catinthehat2 · 16/02/2011 23:35

I'm still a bit anxious, your link doesn't work. Not sure if you are working for Beelzebub or not.

Honeydragon · 16/02/2011 23:37

Beetlezebub?

twirlymum · 16/02/2011 23:37

What about buddhists? They can't even kill them or they would return as a nit.
No wonder they shave their heads.

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