Last night I was having a debate with someone here on these forums when all of a sudden he/she made an aside in which he/she called me “scum” and asserted that “this Earth is God’s Earth” before claiming that some day God will rid this planet of all the people this person dislikes… such as me.
This got me thinking: Is this Earth God’s Earth? Or is it humanity’s Earth???
I’d say that it belongs to humanity…
That all humans collectively own it...
I’d say God made it to be the environment in which humanity could develop and live
I’d say it’s a gift, just as life is a gift
If it was given to us we therefore own it – ownership has been transferred and it is now ours
I’d say it’s the greatest gift ever given by anyone to anyone else
It is perfectly suited to hosting civilised life – and that I believe is no accident!
And we need it – like a pet fish needs a fish tank! Or like a tree needs soil
We cannot live without it, it supports our life
I say it’s not simply the place we live; I’d say it is our home. God gave us a home. And what a home. Such generosity!
And yet as a species we are clearly trashing this God-given home of ours!
We are being very ungrateful.
Maybe some day we will grow up and start caring for it in a way that shows that we value it
And maybe practicing environmentalism is a way of honouring God?
This is my claim: The Earth is a gift from God to humans and as such we own it and therefore it is not his!
Question: Is this “God’s Earth” or is it humanity’s Earth?
This got me thinking: Is this Earth God’s Earth? Or is it humanity’s Earth???
I’d say that it belongs to humanity…
That all humans collectively own it...
I’d say God made it to be the environment in which humanity could develop and live
I’d say it’s a gift, just as life is a gift
If it was given to us we therefore own it – ownership has been transferred and it is now ours
I’d say it’s the greatest gift ever given by anyone to anyone else
It is perfectly suited to hosting civilised life – and that I believe is no accident!
And we need it – like a pet fish needs a fish tank! Or like a tree needs soil
We cannot live without it, it supports our life
I say it’s not simply the place we live; I’d say it is our home. God gave us a home. And what a home. Such generosity!
And yet as a species we are clearly trashing this God-given home of ours!
We are being very ungrateful.
Maybe some day we will grow up and start caring for it in a way that shows that we value it
And maybe practicing environmentalism is a way of honouring God?
This is my claim: The Earth is a gift from God to humans and as such we own it and therefore it is not his!
Question: Is this “God’s Earth” or is it humanity’s Earth?