The topic of extinction is on the politics board right now and it made me think about religious perspectives on environmentalism and stewardship of the Earth. I grew up in a church that talked about the need for stewardship, but never in depth or seriously. Still, it was the official line. I was a bit surprised when I started coming across Christians who felt that God would take care of it all and it didn't really matter what humans did to the environment (yes, I'm being reductive in summing up their position for the sake of brevity). I'm just curious how folks look at things like environmental problems and issues like human-driven extinction from a religious or philosophical position.
Oh, and for those who don't want to wander over to politics, the issue is the so-called Sixth Mass Extinction in which it's estimated up to 75% of species could be gone in the near future.
Oh, and for those who don't want to wander over to politics, the issue is the so-called Sixth Mass Extinction in which it's estimated up to 75% of species could be gone in the near future.