It is a tenet of Catholic Fundamentalism that The Loving Programmer has provided the tiny details of The Creation Program in order to help us see and grow closer to Him. Some look at those details, and interpret them in a way that denies first His power, then, His existence. We human programs were downloaded with free will to decide for ourselves what we would choose to make of things.
We may see our bird feeders as our own way to provide a tiny bit of The Creation Program, local downloads of a few Bird Programs, with sustenance. We, who fill the feeder, are the motivating factor of this tiny part of The Creation Program. Though we don’t say so, we are as gods to the birds, keeping them alive in the harshest weather.
The bird feeder has another similarity to The Creation Program. Squirrels, chipmunks, crows, mice, and rats steal food from the bird feeder. They are similar to the viruses in The Creation Program.
Once in a while, we who feed the birds are tempted to kill or trap the animals we don’t want taking food from the birds we like. Similarly, but in a vastly more powerful, though semi-comprehensible way, Christ drove evil spirits from those who came to Him for help.
