Quote by Charles Darwin

I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars.

I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent Go

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The quote questions the existence of a loving and all-powerful God by highlighting the presence of parasitic wasps that feed on caterpillars. The author finds it difficult to believe that a benevolent deity would intentionally create such a cruel design where one organism preys on another. This quote raises doubts about how divine intentions can coexist with the existence of seemingly harmful or unjust natural phenomena.

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