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- From: ecaxron@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Graham)
- Subject: Re: ecology & Christianity
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- Date: 21 Jan 1993 10:40 EST
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- This subject probably oughta shuffle itself off to talk.environment.
- But I won't follow it there.
-
- In article <C12Kvw.9F0@ecf.toronto.edu>, pelton@ecf.toronto.edu
- (PELTON MATTHEW ALAN) writes...
-
- >In article <18JAN199312424563@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov>
- > ecaxron@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Graham) writes:
-
- >>It's a grave error to blame ecological problems on Christianity.
- >>"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it
- >> and take care of it." - Genesis 2:15
-
- > "And God said, Let us make man... and let them have dominion over the
- >fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over
- >all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.
-
- Dominion does not mean destruction.
-
- > "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
- >and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of
- >the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every every living thing that
- >moveth upon the earth.
-
- Being fruitful, and multiplying, and replenishing also do not mean destroying
- or wasting or abusing. Especially replenishing.
-
- My point is, the quote by the original poster (by Lynn White, Jr.) puts the
- problems of ecology everywhere in the world squarely at the feet of
- Christianity. No mention of weather patterns, or cultural shifts, or
- mineral content, or individual concern. This is a mistake. Although it
- may be stated that some Christians are not doing all they can to "save the
- world," that can be stated about just about anyone. The Genesis account
- makes it clear that God created people to take care of the world, to make
- it last, to enable it to supply the needs of people and animals.
-
- The concept of eating meat addressed in the previous article is entirely
- another matter, and I will not discuss it here.
-
- > The greatest fools deligt [sp] in calling others fool.
-
- May I quote you on that? :-)
-
- RG
-
- "A fool finds no pleasure in understanding, but delights in airing his
- own opinions." - Proverbs 18:2
-