Why did God create substances which create both pleasure and addiction?

Paulabear
#1. February 3rd, 2009, at 5:13 PM.

Simple:
God doesn’t exist.

Cowardly Lion
#2. February 5th, 2009, at 1:06 PM.

He LIKES sending people to hell. He sets sadistic catch-22 traps just for fun. Just ask any gay individual

claudia
#3. February 5th, 2009, at 4:49 PM.

because he is a sadist and full of wrath.

or perhaps he is nonexistant and humans made these drugs.

hasse_john
#4. February 8th, 2009, at 12:45 AM.

The Savior YAHOSHUA provided medicines to serve our needs. You use them for recreation. That is not His fault.

pitybluesboy
#5. February 10th, 2009, at 12:10 PM.

Simple: not everything was created for the purpose that man abuses it!!

NozDontKnowMyNamz
#6. February 13th, 2009, at 12:11 PM.

Why would God create marijuana (or what humans call it) – this plant, only to have religious people condemn others for using God’s creation?

Why cancer, why aids, why this or that.

If there’s a creator; IT isn’t thinking about such things. Who could comprehend what IT is aware of?

CAustin
#7. February 16th, 2009, at 4:09 AM.

Same reason he made deadly diseases that infect you when you eat or breathe.

wiccanhpp
#8. February 18th, 2009, at 11:15 PM.

“Harsher examples are crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, morphine.” All man made. Coffee, in moderation (once in awhile, not every day) will not make you addicted; the same with sodas with caffeine. Problem is, we don’t want to do it every-once-in-awhile, because we like it. Still soda and the beverage of coffee is man-made. (Unless you just want to munch on coffee beans, then do it in moderation.) Sex, masturbation…gifts; go for it if you’re of age to have consentual sex.

HaileysMom
#9. February 19th, 2009, at 7:38 PM.

You’ll probably get some ignorant or naive answers about addicts and free will.

The answer is simple: God is a real a**hole, or he doesn’t exist.

Brian D
#10. February 20th, 2009, at 10:43 PM.

Typical delusional answers are:
-These substances were created by man when he sinned
-Devil is tempting us (Yay! this proves Freewill)

The Truth:
God is Imaginary an created by man

Luke Weiss
#11. February 21st, 2009, at 6:12 PM.

are you suggesting that no one has ever been able to come off hard drugs?

as for coffee, it could only ever be harmful in extreme quantities

being addicted is a state of mind. McDonald’s burgers are addictive and make you give you a sort of high,

its about common sense and living right

Victor H
#12. February 22nd, 2009, at 8:20 PM.

so you can have something to piss and moan about… wasn’t he generous, had he not been, you would be bored to death, no ?
what would your life be without believers to piss on ? sad and boring beyond tears, no ?
guns kill people and cars are responsible for all traffic deaths, not drivers, no ? the stench of your hate is offensive…
your understnading of brain chemistry is between 2nd and 3rd grade… your tricycle tires need air…
EDIT: lol!!! thanks, you on the other hand, are the epitome of knowlege… I would never call you *lousy*, is that what you usually do of people you disagree with ?

Wolfechu
#13. February 25th, 2009, at 1:00 AM.

He has a history of it. Fruit which give knowledge of good and evil, for example.

wyrdrose
#14. February 26th, 2009, at 11:37 PM.

Actually, it is the personality of the person that matters. I can drink coffee anytime, any amount. I can sit and drink it all day and lay down and go straight to sleep. I can also go months without drinking it with no bad effects whatsoever.
There are people who are addicted to sex. There are people who are addicted to adrenaline rushes and do more and more dangerous things like jumping out of planes, then something more like jumping without some safety measure when just jumping no longer has the same rush.
I don’t think it has anything to do with the substances, but with the people and the way they choose to handle themselves.

justin r
#15. March 2nd, 2009, at 1:35 AM.

because he doesnt exist, and therefore cannot create anything.

addiction is usually a chemical reaction in the brain caused by certain chemicals found in foods. strange, no? there is no sin involved in that equation. perhaps its not healthy, but its not damning.

S’aint Toad
#16. March 2nd, 2009, at 4:55 PM.

Buddha said desire leads to suffering. Trying everything several times is just fine. It’s when you want to re-experience the same sensation again and again that the problem comes in. Your desire for a fleeting and temporary sensation lead you to take more and more of a potentially dangerous substance into your system. Monkey wants his cigarette. Soon enough, you’re not experimenting anymore but it’s become part of your lifestyle, your daily rituals. God doesn’t know what those substances can do to us. A being who truly knows everything in the universe at the same time would lack our uniquely human sentiments. God might not care. Or might not be that worried about it. Lots of people like to put words into His mouth.

bigG,,,
#17. March 4th, 2009, at 1:44 AM.

Addictions are not God’s creations. They are generally used products that are either grown naturally or manmade and subsequently abused by humans. Look farther into your own question. What becomes of the addict? Do they live life on the edge and perhaps help others with their own experience? There are different roads for all of us to follow. We all choose what we eat, drink or ingest in other manners. Do we learn from our mistakes and help others or do we suffer because the addiction is too great and others in our families are the ones with the lessons to learn from watching us? It’s not God’s choice, it’s ours. big/G,,,

Green Eyes
#18. March 4th, 2009, at 6:17 AM.

I agree with the poster that said you need something to complain about

Seriously if you don’t believe in God why ask baited questions like this?

oh I know you need more of a life

paul h
#19. March 5th, 2009, at 7:53 AM.

What about food? some people eat too much and die of obesity. You can die from drinking too much water. Drugs like heroin, meth, morphine, etc…can be very useful in treating pains or providing energy to ill people…it’s when people abuse them that they pose a problem….just like anything else.

Badahur
#20. March 8th, 2009, at 4:36 AM.

Human beings created substances like meth and cocaine, not God. They were created and/or enhanced in Labs and in people’s kitchens, in living rooms, in their bedrooms, anywhere possible.

Michael P
#21. March 12th, 2009, at 5:48 AM.

As for coffee and other natural substances I have no idea. Maybe god wants to test our will power. As for the addictive and life threatening ones, such as crack and crystal meth, man created, not god, by taking from nature and diluting it into something dangerous.

short fuse
#22. March 13th, 2009, at 5:02 AM.

No god involved!
Have you ever heard of ”addictive personalities”? there are many people who never smoke, the never drink, they never try drugs, and don’t drink coffee!
As for the sexual acts?, those are natural, and not habit forming!( unless it is an addictive personality, involved!)
Many people are always ready to blame others, for their own short comings, rather than facing the fact, that they screwed up!

Spacebunny’s Shadow
#23. March 15th, 2009, at 10:06 PM.

The temptation is from within, not without. The substances, if not ingested, cannot produce addiction. The addiction is a result of the body’s reactions to the substances and the degree of dependency the systems are susceptible to. God is not the one doing the tempting. We are tempting ourselves and falling prey to our own ratlike lever-pressing. Some people are more likely to become addicted because of the biochemical makeup that is characteristic to them.

As for coffee, it took Man learning to roast the bean, grind it up and make an infusion before he began to experience its effects. And when Man merely chewed on coca leaves, cocaine was not such an all-encompassing menace. Methamphetamine is completely synthetic. By the hand of Man is Man corrupted. The temptation is within; desire and the tendency to give in to desire, which leads to a cycle of suffering.

re: your added details: I understand that addiction is not a conscious choice, but to place blame on God is to lift the blame from the shoulder of the Men who brought on these sufferings. It denies personal responsibility and lifts an immediate (but necessary) burden off the shoulders of those who really should bear it and understand it, so that they can deal with the consequences of their actions, not merely rail and shake their fists impotently at Deity.

jana_westover
#24. March 18th, 2009, at 4:52 PM.

Humans can become addicted to ANYTHING. Some consumable items can have addition properties that tell the brain that it wants more… As for God, God is a way out of the cycle for some people. Having a Higher Power can be a strength and can help to save a person from themselves. I am not religious, but I know from my own spiritual practice that it is good to have something to call on when times are hard and it is good to have a rapport with my Higher Power when expressing spiritual gratitude in the good times. We human are fallible – it is how we deal with things, our attitudes and our personal determinations that make a bad situation into a lesson or an end…