Catholic Q & A

Featured Question:

 Popular Subjects

 Top 20 Questions

 Ask A Question


Outreach Project
Our web outreach efforts are very effective, reaching millions of people around the globe with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Please prayerfully consider a sacrificial donation in support of Catholic Answers and its Internet activities. As a token of our appreciation, we have a FREE gift for you.

 More info...


Latest Threads

Latest Group Msgs
Francophones
Allo!! Magnifique idee...
Yesterday By: PILY_MX
Catholic Jail and Prison Ministry
Sorry it's been such a...
Yesterday By: datingtrappists
Pro-Life Issues, Information and Activities
Where can I find the f...
Yesterday By: MyEternalStrugg
Diabetics "R" Us
Has anyone tried Apple...
Yesterday By: tpechar60
Catholic Anthropomorphic Fans and Artists
The [b]Catholic Encycl...
Yesterday By: Sonic
Catholics in the South
Just dropping by to sa...
Yesterday By: Karen1960
CAF Misfits
Welcome Jeannabug! Yo...
Yesterday By: utah rose
Catholic Answers Group Leaders
Could you please post ...
Yesterday By: Big Ro
Eucharistic Healing
Please join me in pray...
Yesterday By: CHRIS DICKSON
California Catholics
Welcome Agatina, laurs...
Yesterday By: Havard

Special Offer



Go Back   Catholic Answers Forums > Forums > The Water Cooler > The Clubhouse
 

Welcome to Catholic Answers Forums, the largest Catholic Community on the Web.

Here you can join over 150,000 members from around the world discussing all things Catholic. Membership is open to all, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, who seek the Truth with Charity.

To gain full access, you must register for a FREE account. After registering you'll be able to:
  • Submit questions about the faith to experts from Catholic Answers
  • Participate in all forum discussions
  • Communicate privately with Catholics from around the world
  • Plus join a prayer group, read with the Book Club, and much more.
Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free. So join our community today!

Have a question about registration or your account login? Just contact our Support Hotline.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search Thread Display
  #1  
Old Jul 4, '07, 6:22 am
rocklobster's Avatar
rocklobster rocklobster is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: July 22, 2005
Posts: 415
Religion: Catholic
Send a message via Yahoo to rocklobster
Default Why did God create...

Try to come up with reasons God created different things. The funnier, the better
Ex. Why did God create giraffes?
answer: So the really, really tall trees could get pruned.
Here's one to start you off
Why did God create the duckbill platypus?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old Jul 4, '07, 7:00 am
LilyM's Avatar
LilyM LilyM is offline
Prayer Warrior
Forum Supporter
 
Join Date: February 1, 2006
Posts: 24,330
Religion: Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

So that a creature would exist that would both amaze and amuse even the most expert of animal scientists

Why did God create those pesky mosquitoes?
__________________


The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
"And the angel said to her 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you." (Luke 1:28)

Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old Jul 4, '07, 7:02 am
DylanO DylanO is offline
Banned
 
Join Date: May 5, 2007
Posts: 250
Religion: Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by rocklobster View Post
Why did God create the duckbill platypus?
I think God created the platypus just to make evolutionism look stupid.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old Jul 5, '07, 1:04 pm
JFT JFT is offline
Regular Member
 
Join Date: August 4, 2005
Posts: 5,473
Religion: Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by LilyM View Post
So that a creature would exist that would both amaze and amuse even the most expert of animal scientists

Why did God create those pesky mosquitoes?
Maybe it was simply to bug certain segments of two-legged irritants.

Why did God create pigs?

Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old Jul 5, '07, 1:18 pm
I Leatherman I Leatherman is offline
Regular Member
 
Join Date: July 28, 2005
Posts: 1,170
Religion: RC
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by JFT View Post

Why did God create pigs?

He did not.


There are no such things as '---s'.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old Jul 5, '07, 3:07 pm
Grace and Glory Grace and Glory is offline
Book Club Member
 
Join Date: September 21, 2004
Posts: 1,252
Religion: Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by JFT View Post

Why did God create pigs?

He needed some animal to drive the demons into (cf. Matt.8:28-33)
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old Jul 5, '07, 3:19 pm
rocklobster's Avatar
rocklobster rocklobster is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: July 22, 2005
Posts: 415
Religion: Catholic
Send a message via Yahoo to rocklobster
Default Re: Why did God create...

Why did God create angels?
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old Jul 5, '07, 4:19 pm
LilyM's Avatar
LilyM LilyM is offline
Prayer Warrior
Forum Supporter
 
Join Date: February 1, 2006
Posts: 24,330
Religion: Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by rocklobster View Post
Why did God create angels?
To give humans some healthy sibling rivalry to inspire us in the holiness stakes

Why did God create the sloth bear?
__________________


The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
"And the angel said to her 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you." (Luke 1:28)

Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old Jul 5, '07, 5:22 pm
I Leatherman I Leatherman is offline
Regular Member
 
Join Date: July 28, 2005
Posts: 1,170
Religion: RC
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by LilyM View Post
To give humans some healthy sibling rivalry to inspire us in the holiness stakes

Why did God create the sloth bear?
Adam : ....whats that yoke?








God : Its a ahhh.....ahhhh....(don't-rush-me) ahh ... a sloth.....noo ..no a bear...
HEY !!

Adam : Ok .. ok... a sloth bear. ok.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old Jul 6, '07, 8:50 pm
JFT JFT is offline
Regular Member
 
Join Date: August 4, 2005
Posts: 5,473
Religion: Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by I Leatherman View Post
Adam : ....whats that yoke?








God : Its a ahhh.....ahhhh....(don't-rush-me) ahh ... a sloth.....noo ..no a bear...
HEY !!

Adam : Ok .. ok... a sloth bear. ok.
To give some poor scientists a distraction from the platypuses.

Why did God create the Solar System?
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old Jul 7, '07, 7:39 am
GuanYuWarGod GuanYuWarGod is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: March 2, 2007
Posts: 147
Religion: Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

so that George Lucas would have an inspiration for Star Wars....

Why did God create England?
__________________
"Love one another as I have loved you."
- The Master Teacher, Jesus

God Bless,
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old Jul 7, '07, 4:48 pm
khkhk khkhk is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: July 20, 2004
Posts: 432
Religion: Roman Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by GuanYuWarGod View Post
so that George Lucas would have an inspiration for Star Wars....

Why did God create England?
It's beyond me...but he must have had a bloody good reason...

Why did God create women?
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old Jul 7, '07, 5:15 pm
StephenB StephenB is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: July 2, 2007
Posts: 248
Religion: RC
Default Re: Why did God create...

Quote:
Originally Posted by khkhk View Post
It's beyond me...but he must have had a bloody good reason...

Why did God create women?
Same answer? (Someone had to create Honey do lists.)

Why did God create termites?
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old Jul 7, '07, 9:29 pm
Fashina86 Fashina86 is offline
Prayer Warrior
Book Club Member
 
Join Date: January 11, 2005
Posts: 4,254
Religion: Traditional Roman Catholic
Default Re: Why did God create...

So we could complain about some stupid bug...

why did God create boys?
__________________
Lady Laura
"To err is human, to forgive divine."--Alexander Pope
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old Jul 7, '07, 10:03 pm
Eileen T Eileen T is offline
Regular Member
 
Join Date: August 21, 2005
Posts: 2,643
Religion: Catholic Christian of the Latin Rite
Default Re: Why did God create...

To make girls look good in contrast.

Why did God create cockroaches?
__________________

Suicide, Abortion and Euthanasia
are matters of life and death
www.life.org.nz
Send me a PM to discuss my website

http://www.catholicscomehome.org/ Watch the videos down the page
Reply With Quote
Reply

Go Back   Catholic Answers Forums > Forums > The Water Cooler > The Clubhouse

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search Thread
Search Thread:

Advanced Search
Display

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


Catholic Quotes

 Encyclopedia RSS

 Catholic Encyclopedia


SHOP: New Titles

Most Active Groups
1255Catholic Vegetarians & Vegans
Last by: glenconnor
769CAF Misfits
Last by: utah rose
588Christian Resignation/ Surrender
Last by: Didi
577The Very Fun Club
Last by: Jacafamala
488Charismatic Christians and Friends
Last by: medrano1202
404South African Catholic News Service (Please join)
Last by: Marc Aupiais
362Good Grief
Last by: whatevergirl
359Devotion to the Sorrowful Mother
Last by: FootStool
260Divine Mercy
Last by: october ruler
242Go Sell Something! (Support Group for Sales People...
Last by: whatevergirl

Newest Groups
Francophones
By: Cup o Joe
Catholic Anthropomorphic Fans and Artists
By: Sonic
Twitter & Facebook - Catholic Social Meetup
By: Modest_Rose
California Catholics
By: Havard
Catholic Fundraising
By: CatholicLister
Catholic Schools
By: CatholicLister
Impurity Addiction Support Group
By: whm
Renewal of Religious Life
By: SisterSnowflake
Virgin Mary, our Holy Mother.
By: genel
artichoke 4 life
By: BlikePeter
View full list


 

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 12:40 am.


Copyright © 2004-09, Catholic Answers.