Users or Abusers?

In my last post I said that we would look at SAB's objection to the number of Gods that the Bible teaches. Because of the substantial content of the necessary reply to this objection and time constraints, I have decided to leave this topic until I have more time available (perhaps on the weekend).

Instead, this post will deal with the following objection from the SAB under the interpretation category:

Gen.1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: 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 upon the earth.

God gave humans dominion over every other living thing on earth. This couldn't be true, of course, since millions of other species existed for millions of years before humans existed. But this verse is used by fundamentalist Christians to justify their mistreatment of other species and disregard for the environment. After all, they believe that God created the other species just for them, so they can do whatever they please with them.

Dealing with each statement in turn:

1. God gave humans dominion over every other living thing on earth. Correct.
2. This couldn't be true, of course, since millions of other species existed for millions of years before humans existed. Really? The SAB are sure about that are they? It looks like the SAB are just swallowing the evolutionary dating methods without question, ignoring their unreliability -- see here.
3. But this verse is used by fundamentalist Christians to justify their mistreatment of other species and disregard for the environment. What a sweeping generalisation. I know of no genuine Christians who use this verse, or the environment in that way. The SAB need to provide some evidence of this.
4. After all, they believe that God created the other species just for them, so they can do whatever they please with them. Another unsubstantiated statement. It is more likely that Christians will care for the environment (see passages like Proverbs 12:10 and 1 Timothy 5:18), unlike evolutionists who believe that we all evolved by the survival of the fittest.

Again, the SAB have revealed their atheistic bias, since none of their objections have an ounce of substance.

See you soon.