Q&A: The World We Live In
The World We Live In
Question
Do you think that the very fact that God does not intervene in the world—at least compared to the past, when you argue there was more intervention and providence—strengthens the idea that we live in a chaotic and unfriendly world, and not as religions in general, and also our religion, try to portray it: that the world was created for us and everything is coordinated and arranged for human beings? After all, according to evolution, for example, many species went extinct, and there are many areas in the world that are not fit for human habitation at all, like Antarctica?
Answer
What does that have to do with it? God's non-involvement in the world has nothing to do with how friendly the laws of nature are.
Discussion on Answer
There’s a reading-comprehension problem here. Where did I write that they are friendly? Beyond that, the question was about the world, not about God.
As for the question about God, you can search here on the site for discussions of evil in the world.
Do you think they are friendly? It doesn’t seem that way to me. Nature just is what it is, and it’s merciless. And even if it is beneficial, that’s not because it wants to be beneficial. And God, who created those laws—aside from being the creator of the laws—if He does not intervene, that means He is in some sense “abandoning” us to deal on our own with the system of laws He created. That gives a pretty general picture of a world that is not very friendly, and certainly not one that serves human beings.