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Human strength: God’s struggle for power
“Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” (Gen 11.7) When God desperately tells himself this, he realizes that he created a creature too powerful. When he realizes that humans can overcome any problem that faces them, he decides to make it that much harder to succeed by confusing the languages.
I believe that God does not plan out everything he creates. When humans failed him the first time, he sent a flood and then vowed never to destroy human kind again. He did not see that they would defy them and this proved a major problem for him. This remains a backset for God because many characters in the book keep defying him or getting stronger. He cannot control the powerful force he created and must resort to every small detail he can get his hands on in order to set them back in their reach for power.
I believe this shows that people should think about what the affects of their creations will cause before they make them. Many brilliant people have been faulted into created things for bad uses. A clear example of this is Albert Einstein with the Atomic bomb. He figured out how to split an atom and intern cause a chain reaction for a huge explosion that killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Proposition: If people think their thoughts through, they will not regret them later, or in the case of God, have to kill off the whole human race.
In terms of the evidence coming from The Bible, I see your point on God’s regret on creating the human race and how he should think through his decisions before creating something as colossal as the world or even people. Yet in the modern world mistakes and regrets are both elements of life that must occur in order to grow.
If people always thought through their decisions and made the best choice possible, than minimal mistakes would occur. Even though this might seem beneficial, life centers on growth and learning from our mistakes. If the human race never messed up, then what would be the point in living?
People need to learn when to step back and think about their decisions and make the best choice. However, they also need to understand when the time comes to simply go with what you believe and take a chance. This balance will ultimately lead to a safe, yet prosperous life.
If people were to think of every possible bad or un-wanted outcome an action could create then life would be boring. If God had known that the human race would keep trying to defy him, would he have created mankind?
Sometimes acting on a whim and doing what you believe is right may better the world if you do not over analyze things. Even though God created the powerful human race he was able to fix the problems that arose easily.
If people had known that the Internet would be used for pornography and suicidal websites, maybe they would not have made it. And if they had not made it you would not be reading this comment.
So, although people should know about the negatives, the positives often outweigh them.