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"Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that mo

"Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground" [1] From the above portion of scripture, I wonder why we humans, are so concerned about population growth. Children are a blessing from God, have as many as you'd like. 1. https://biblehub.com/genesis/1-28.htm https://biblehub.com/genesis/1-28.htm

nynx 5y ago
Most people have a completely different mental framework than you and have more evidence-based ways of deciding whether something is good or not.
- ElectronShak 5y ago
  So much trust in mortals.....nah, I'll pass
  - nynx 5y ago
    I'm not sure what else you could trust in. Even if a christian god exists, the bible was written by humans, copied over and over by humans, and translated by humans.
    - ElectronShak 5y ago
      "We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatever." -Isaac Newton "Almighty God, Who hast created man in Thine own image, and made him a living soul that he might seek after Thee, and have dominion over Thy creatures, teach us to study the works of Thy hands, that we may subdue the earth to our use, and strengthen the reason for Thy service" -James Clerk Maxwell Two, really great minds, on whose work we depend on daily
      - nynx 5y ago
        This isn’t really convincing. Newton and Maxwell were incredibly important, but they also lived quite a while ago. Religion has a different role in society these days.
        ElectronShak 5y ago
        I agree, although I don't look at Christianity as religion, from my understanding of the new testament..Christ was crucified basically because he didn't follow "the law of their fathers"..religion essentially. The aim is not to convince though, but to raise the question, why does our generation think that anything scriptural cannot be treated as fact. Why are newtons laws fact, but not his convictions? Are we so taken up by being "scientific" in our own eyes, that we forget the very premise on which science is based, God?
        nynx 5y ago
        There is an obvious answer to that: Newton's laws match our observations of reality, ignoring relativistic effects. Scripture is written by someone to reflect their opinions. They often have truths in them, but they're just a story. They don't reflect reality any more than Harry Potter does. To answer your second question: science is not based on a god or gods. Scientific thinking often branched out of religion, but they're separate now and have been for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. And science branched off from many different religions, just not the Christian one you seem to believe in.
        ElectronShak 5y ago
        aa..cool. But then, very few people actually get to "prove" or consciously "observe" newtons laws, but a principle is a principle whether you believe it or not. In fact, at lower levels of education, you simply read and believe these, as fact, from those that have written about them, and proved them. Can't we say the same about Christianity? PS: Note that I avoid the word religion, as it dilutes Christianity, The Gospel of the New Testament.
        5y ago
    - LinuxBender 5y ago
      Adding to this that many of the scriptures were censored from the Christian Bible. Emperor Constantine and his council left out some notable scriptures such as the Book of Enoch. That is a fairly significant redaction in my opinion. I would suggest reading up on it if anyone has the time.
fred_is_fred 5y ago
https://biblehub.com/galatians/5-12.htm https://biblehub.com/galatians/5-12.htm
- ElectronShak 5y ago
  quoted out of context
gwd 5y ago
It says "fill the earth"; so one could argue that once the earth is "filled" (meaning, has as many people living on it as it can reasonably support), then the "increase in number" directive will no longer be active; and that the mission will switch to maintaining a healthy population.
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paxys 5y ago
> From the above portion of scripture, I wonder why we humans, are so concerned about population growth Maybe because most of the ~8 billion people on the planet don't care about a random passage in the Bible, or even know that it exists?

nynx 5y ago

Most people have a completely different mental framework than you and have more evidence-based ways of deciding whether something is good or not.

ElectronShak 5y ago
So much trust in mortals.....nah, I'll pass
- nynx 5y ago
  I'm not sure what else you could trust in. Even if a christian god exists, the bible was written by humans, copied over and over by humans, and translated by humans.
  - ElectronShak 5y ago
    "We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatever." -Isaac Newton "Almighty God, Who hast created man in Thine own image, and made him a living soul that he might seek after Thee, and have dominion over Thy creatures, teach us to study the works of Thy hands, that we may subdue the earth to our use, and strengthen the reason for Thy service" -James Clerk Maxwell Two, really great minds, on whose work we depend on daily
    - nynx 5y ago
      This isn’t really convincing. Newton and Maxwell were incredibly important, but they also lived quite a while ago. Religion has a different role in society these days.
      - ElectronShak 5y ago
        I agree, although I don't look at Christianity as religion, from my understanding of the new testament..Christ was crucified basically because he didn't follow "the law of their fathers"..religion essentially. The aim is not to convince though, but to raise the question, why does our generation think that anything scriptural cannot be treated as fact. Why are newtons laws fact, but not his convictions? Are we so taken up by being "scientific" in our own eyes, that we forget the very premise on which science is based, God?
        nynx 5y ago
        There is an obvious answer to that: Newton's laws match our observations of reality, ignoring relativistic effects. Scripture is written by someone to reflect their opinions. They often have truths in them, but they're just a story. They don't reflect reality any more than Harry Potter does. To answer your second question: science is not based on a god or gods. Scientific thinking often branched out of religion, but they're separate now and have been for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. And science branched off from many different religions, just not the Christian one you seem to believe in.
        ElectronShak 5y ago
        aa..cool. But then, very few people actually get to "prove" or consciously "observe" newtons laws, but a principle is a principle whether you believe it or not. In fact, at lower levels of education, you simply read and believe these, as fact, from those that have written about them, and proved them. Can't we say the same about Christianity? PS: Note that I avoid the word religion, as it dilutes Christianity, The Gospel of the New Testament.
        5y ago
  - LinuxBender 5y ago
    Adding to this that many of the scriptures were censored from the Christian Bible. Emperor Constantine and his council left out some notable scriptures such as the Book of Enoch. That is a fairly significant redaction in my opinion. I would suggest reading up on it if anyone has the time.

fred_is_fred 5y ago

https://biblehub.com/galatians/5-12.htm https://biblehub.com/galatians/5-12.htm

ElectronShak 5y ago
quoted out of context

gwd 5y ago

It says "fill the earth"; so one could argue that once the earth is "filled" (meaning, has as many people living on it as it can reasonably support), then the "increase in number" directive will no longer be active; and that the mission will switch to maintaining a healthy population.

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paxys 5y ago

> From the above portion of scripture, I wonder why we humans, are so concerned about population growth Maybe because most of the ~8 billion people on the planet don't care about a random passage in the Bible, or even know that it exists?