Stan, Don't be so sensitive.
Man is a super predator. We can extinguish just about any life form on the planet that we choose to. And some by accident.
FWIW, I think the blight showed up after they were gone.
Earth was
created for us, and placed under our subjection. We are the dominant species because God ordained it to be so. While we may not have done a perfect job of managing everything,
we are not in control of it all anyway,
God is. And nothing is going to happen to this creation of His that he does not allow. That does not give us free rein to wantonly destroy, but it also does not make us responsible for every weather related event that has happened since we came onto the scene.
SRH
Stan, with all due respect, and I truly mean it, you know of course that while you believe the above statement to be true (belief is at the core of any faith) there are many, many people who don't share your particular belief and the certainty you have about why the earth is here and our place in it. Competing beliefs, if you will. And many would view your statement as a suggestion we should abdicate responsibility for that which we have done. i.e. Abandon our ability to reason.
Just as I have respect for your faith, isn't it reasonable you have respect for the faith of others when discussing a subject that concerns and affects us all. IMHO, the health of our planet and the species that live on it and sustain our lives, are too important a subject to abandon simply to faith alone. Observation, logic and reason must be employed.
Now having said that, please note, I'm not a PETA type, nor a vegan, nor a silly green activist who places emotional response above logical, empirical information about cause and effect.
