They have been observed to

Yeah i don't think thats really applicable to animals

It is self-evident that this mutual aid is beneficial *because it is prevalent in nature.*

If it negatively impacted the survival of a species it would be selected out as a behavior.

It is self-evident that this mutual aid is beneficial because it is prevalent in nature.

ugh this internet connection is ass, sorry if I double-post

But they know if something hurts them to avoid it the next time

Just because they do a certain thing doesn't mean we can put thoughts in their brain

They do stuff based on there instincts and even then they sometimes do stuff out of there programming like tend for other animals

>we can't put thoughts in their brain
heh but here you are making claims about what God can and can't do @⍟luminance

And human altruism is no different?

It’s not thoughts, but it’s genetics — things that increase survivability of a certain population will lead to increase in size of population with beneficial traits

That's because he said he's all knowing

And decrease in those without

How do you know that, Kaizo?

Cuz the bible says so fam

What evidence do you have?

The bible got a much better track record than test tube cucks

oof

Sorry, haven't found too many talking bushes in my time

~~the bible isn't a scientific text~~

Jesus was walking on the water explain how else he was doing that this wasn't Criss Angel David Blaine smoke and mirrors

See, Phil, I agree with you, but Kaizo here is the one trying to compare the two.

He was turning water to the wine man

I think the Bible serves better as an allegorical text to extract meaning from

Not as a literal text to adhere to as it says

^

It's not like my neighbor owns an Ox

There are literal events in the bible

So

?

Yes, but they were not recorded perfectly

Like Christ's miracles

A lot of people's neighbors still do own Oxen

I don't believe that, we should adhere to the rules and beliefs of the bible

But it’s not limited to those who do

The meaning of the text

Yes, we have a single text and we have Christians who use that single text as a source

By that metric the Book of Mormon should be believed, too.

Closing question for y'all

By whose authority, and by whom, was the bible composed?