Men of science

I think that it was son Mike who asked, a long time ago, and I'm paraphrasing here, "If there is a God, why are there mosquitoes?"
The answer, son, is that mosquitoes give us a chance to develop new weapons:  Slashdot Science Story | Directed Energy Weapon Downs Mosquitos.
Of course, we should also remember that much of our science, as well as our understanding of many social issues, is just trying to catch up with what Monty Python told us 40 years ago.