On the origin of Life...

Theory of Catastrophism

It is simply a modification of the theory of Special Creation. It states that there have been several creations of life by God, each preceded by a catastrophe resulting from some kind of geological disturbance. According to this theory, since each catastrophe completely destroyed the existing life, each new creation consisted of life form different from that of previous ones.

If the god Cuvier talks about here is the Abrahamic god, all powerful, all knowing and according to Christianity, all loving, why is it 'God' has to deal with 'Catastrophes'? Of course the god in this context is Life, dealing with her enviroment, adapting, surviving.