Why would God give us dominion over the earth?

Question

Look at what we've done to it, if you believe in the teachings of Genesis. We have rendered forms of life extinct through arrogance of superiority, we have destroyed entire ecosystems etc. etc.
Is that what God meant?

'god' or none whatever context you have for this......

Answer 1

Because most people see dominion at stopping at ownership of something. Dominion also has to do with taking care of it, that the point folks fail to see.

It's funny, in a bad way, that a whole lot of people talk about what they will say "When I face the Lord". Most of them don't give two thoughts about what they would say if they were asked "How did you care for the world you were given"

I am a pagan, it is not in my belief that the Divine gave us dominion over the earth. I do however see it as my responsibility to try and clean up the mess we are leaving behind.

Answer 2

the bible circumstances have been agrarian - farm and shepard people. They felt like that they had dominion over the Earth because of the fact people had ultimately mastered the approach of storing nutrition supplies, domesticating animals, and sewing seeds. i'm an atheist yet i could desire to assert the logic on your thinking is nowhere to be got here upon. via enjoying devil's recommend i could break your unsubstantiated assertions if it became into rather nicely worth my time. thank you Have a valuable Day!

Answer 3

Because we were created in His image....
we lost that dominion thru sin...it was given to Satan...
but restored through our faith in Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

Maybe it wasn't God after all.

Answer 5

why? because we was f*cking up heaven. he had to get us out of his hair.