Actually, I meant individually. How can sin ever be beneficial, near term or long? We are being deceived if we think there is any real gain. This comes to mind:
With respect to evolution, God’s providential direction settles it for me. Just as he wondrously orchestrates events in his children’s lives without breaking any natural laws, he is sovereign over nano-detail and mutations as well as macroscopic events. Regulars here may yawn, but I will again cite Maggie’s testimony and my nephrectomy as empirical evidence.
We are called to be childlike in our faith and love for God and to trust him as our Father, and that his plan is good even amidst the horrific, including natural evil. This first creation was subjected to futility from the start, even before there was life.