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Wow. That reminds me of an idea I had some time ago. Observing the invasion of Europe and (to me as an outsider) the destruction of their culture and Christian heritage it occurred to me that the invaders could be removed by the arrival of some plague that would spare those with resistance.
Bubonic plague as an example wiped out such a significant portion of people that it brought about (in my somewhat educated opinion) a more egalitarian situation between nobility and "peasants" I think. The peasants being fewer could demand more because their labor had become much more valuable. Again, my possibly somewhat educated (I think) view.
Would a previous plague confer immunity to future ones in the progeny of the people who experienced it? I would think so.
I did not consider that anyone would intentionally do something of this nature. I don't have any association with any lab and don't work in science, just to make myself clear that intentionally doing something like this is anathema to me. Only God is the ultimate judge of men, in my opinion.
Historically, plagues were associated with demonic activity. The fact that nuns in monasteries seemed resistant to bubonic plague was attributed to their hygiene practices (keeping mice and rats away) but I do wonder if something else was going on.
Your Dostoevsky passage brought to mind my previous musings on this subject.
I do think that people can be influenced toward the demonic by certain infections/parasites/toxins but all of this is no match for the power of God through Jesus.