Re: Birds are humanwatchers
- From: "Martin Jensen" <hawkeye96@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:19:58 -0400
Jim wrote:
Gary wrote:
Don't get me started on how anyone knows exactly what the Bible meant
when it comes from a language that's been virtually unused for
centuries.
The "dominion" bit is from the Book of Genesis, Chapter 1, verses 26-28:
"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 living thing that moveth upon the earth."
Those words were written by a succession of men claiming human authority over all other living things, apparently limiting God to expressing divine power through non-living things, such as Katrina, Gustav, great tidal waves and earthquakes, etc.
"Ownership" is too strong a connotation for "dominion." Human experience over the millenia doesn't support that, or effective control over living things, for that matter. "License" (as in license to exploit) is probably a better connotation of "dominion." And that's why Jim is correct when he writes as follows:
With ownership comes responsibility, a notion that has been sadly
overlooked both in human relations and environmental stewardship ever
since. I'm sure everyone reading this group agrees that responsible
ownership also requires leaving something decent for future generations.
Shalom.
Jim
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