Is the creation story - that God gave us the Earth - detrimental to the earth?

Question

It's the major theme in a light philosophy novel titled Ishmael.

Answer 1

To the Earth herself, probably not, she's taken a lot worse than we could throw at her. I haven't read the book you mention so I can't address what was said there, however, regardless of what Genesis says, it is widely interpreted to mean the the earth exists solely to be conquered and exploited by man. This has resulted in cultures so totally waste full of natural resources that habitability is becoming an issue in areas all over the globe. The true danger, and the one being completely ignored in all the "save the Earth uproar", is to ourselves. It's not a question of will the Earth survive, she will, it's a question of whether any of us will be around to see it. If so, it will probably be isolated aboriginal peoples in places like Africa, South America, or New Guinea, people who have lifestyles that won't be affected by the loss of technology. After all, consider, how would the average U.S. citizen fare without electricity, running water, telephones, gasoline, natural gas, or anyplace to buy food, clothing, do laundry, or anything else? Something to think about, no?

Answer 2

Well, I don't think so. The creation story makes man responsible to steward the earth--to take care of it and it's creatures. So rightly understood man is the lord of the earth and responsible for it's well-being.

Man's first sin, his first disobedience to God, in chapter 3 of the continuation of that Genesis story, tells us that sin brought death into the world and unbalanced the whole of creation and later, Paul, in the New Testament, says that the whole creation groans, waiting to be made whole again. So in that sense, man, through his sin, has been detrimental to the earth.

Since you ask the question in light of the Genesis creation account I am giving you the answer which comes out of the Creation account and the account of the sin of man which brought the consequences of evil into the world.

Had Adam and Eve obeyed God, I cannot even imagine how glorious the creation would have remained. I can't imagine how it was in the beginning, before they sinned. It must have been incredibly beautiful.

Answer 3

In and of what terms??? If it was created exclusively for us, in what way could it be detrimental to it? If it was given to live on and otherwise use... Yes.

If you give someone a car to go to the store and they wreck it, then rob a bank using it, is that detrimental to the car, to you, to them or all involved?

If you GIVE them a car.... Does it matter what they do with it or if any aspect of it is detrimental?

The point is: Regardless of the whys involved with anything after the fact. There's two sides to a "gift", the perspective of the giver and the perspective of the givee.

In this particular instance.... Human beings are inherently flawed by design, it just so happens that the giver of that particular gift was/is also responsible for the gifts end result..... good bad or indifferent.

Answer 4

In theory, it would be highly detrimental. Meaning, if you believe the theory, then it's all about the Earth and God and Man's part in the existence of our planet. As well as the destruction, which is likely inevitable no matter what you believe, creation or evolution.

Answer 5

we've a tendency to grow to be sentimental even as little ones are being considered, notwithstanding, the very actuality of the remember is that people were not created to visit heaven, because we were not initially created to die. even as the first people were created ideally they were to stay continually in a suited paradise the following in the international. even as the disobeyed their heavenly father and transitioned right into a sinful state, God in no way suggested, ok now once you die you'll arise the following with me in heaven. particularly he suggested "from dirt you're and to dirt you'll go back." Any chance to exist back lies in God's memory and his promise at John 5:28 to resurrect all those in the "memorial tombs," which signifies that God plans to as proven even as Jesus resurrected Lazarus, awaken those who've fallen to sleep in lack of life. it is genuinely a magnificent promise that's supported in the course of the Bible. for instance once you examine Psalm 37: 10 and 11 it obviously says that the earth will finally be inhabitated with the help of meek like ones. Revelation 21: 4 talks about people will stay the following in the international yet less than very diverse situations. So this promise is held out to little ones and everybody else who over the centuries have handed on to the great beyond.

Answer 6

Are you assuming that God gave the Earth to man? Or did God give man rule over Earth? Ownership and rulership are two different things. Besides, the Earth can take care of itself.

Answer 7

Yes it is, since certain bible-thumping mouth breathers have taken that passage as a greenlight to destroy the earth in whatever manner they see fit, provided that they can make a profit.

Since the bible also says it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to get into heaven. Stupid.