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Why has God so patiently allow humans to continue to destroy the earth? To kill others ? To mock him and say he does not exist? Romans 2:4?

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    It is unlikely that humans will destroy the Earth, meaning it's total destruction. Short of blowing up the ball altogether, Earth really doesn't care what we do. Look at Mars and all the perfectly existing planets out there. We are, however quite capable of f***ing up the environment required for life to exist and we seem to be doing a great job of it. Non superstitious people want to take proactive steps to try and prevent that from happening. This includes birth control, reduction of fossil fuel usage, better waste management etc. Problem is there is this bunch of people who think God would never let that happen because we are his special little ones so why legislate changes when we can just sit back and hope the big guy gets a handle on it before it' s too late.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Which god? Muslims think killing pleases their god and that Muslims get a bunch of virgins in heaven to have sex for eternity. For destroying the planet, all Muslims get sex.

    Hindus think killing by setting yourself or others on fire will cause reincarnation.

    Xtians think Jesus will come back when the planet is destroyed.

    Xtians mistranslated the Jewish TaNaKh, added hell and evil beings so that humorous parables became horror stories in the old testament. Muslims further mistranslated the xtian bible and think they're the true xtians. Xtians replaced a nation with a mangod and has no idea they teach what Judaism forbids - good versus evil mythology from Babylon - the fall of mankind.

    Source(s): ex-xtian
  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    What are you on about? We've only just begun. Scientists seem to agree that Homo Sapiens have been on this earth for only 200,000 years. Scientists also seem to agree that the earth's life is tied to how long the sun will last which is agreed to be for 5 billion more years. And the earth is about that old (4.54 billion years). So humans have been on the earth for only .00004% of it's life.

    So, we are just doing fine. Pure heaven could be just around the corner. Be a little more patient, eh?

  • mawin
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    The Issue of Universal Sovereignty

    3 Why did God not just destroy Adam and Eve and start over with another human pair? Because his universal sovereignty, that is, his inalienable right to rule, had been challenged.

    4 The question was: Who has the right to rule, and whose rule is right? His being almighty and the Creator of all creatures gives God the right to rule over them. Since he is all-wise, his rule is best for all creatures. But God’s rule had now been challenged. Also, was there something wrong with his creation—man? We will later examine how the question of human integrity is involved.

    5 By man’s becoming independent of God, another question was implied: Could humans do better if not ruled by God? The Creator certainly knew the answer, but a sure way for humans to find out was to allow them the total freedom they wanted. They chose that course of their own free will, so God permitted it.

    6 By allowing humans enough time to experiment with total freedom, God would establish for all time whether humans are better off under God’s rule or on their own. And the time permitted would have to be long enough to allow humans to come to what they considered the peak of their political, industrial, scientific, and medical achievements.

    7 Therefore, God has allowed man a free rein clear down to our day to show beyond any doubt whether human rule independent of him can succeed. Thus man has been able to choose between kindness and cruelty, between love and hate, between righteousness and unrighteousness. But he has also been confronted with the consequences of his choice: goodness and peace or wickedness and suffering.

    Source(s): Bible and www.jw.org
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  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    ''Why has God so patiently allowed humans''

    Because there ain't sh it up there, buddy. If you stopped focusing on nonsense like God for things, we might stop humans from destroying the earth and killing others - realistically, by taking action and making a real change, it's people like you that slow human progression down.

  • HOOT
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    He won't allow it for much longer. 2 Peter 3:9 says "Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with you because he does not desire anyone to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." He is patient because he wants people to learn of his purpose for the earth and to prove their loyalty to him as the rightful sovereign of the universe. As for the earth and the environment, Revelation 11:18 speaks of the day of judgement "But the nations became wrathful, and your own wrath came, and the appointed time came for the dead to be judged and to reward your slaves the prophets and the holy ones and those fearing your name, the small and the great, and to bring to ruin those ruining the earth."

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    He is not the God the rebellious like to portray HIm as. He is slow to anger, quick to forgive, full of mercy, and He always protects and cares for His own. If He was so menacing as these deniers say, He would have zapped them a long time ago. 2nd Peter 3:9 pretty much sums it up about How He is patient and hopes that all will repent and be saved.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNaqALZe_CQ

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    The decline of our living space is directly due to lack of respect for it.

    Guess who claims it was all put here just for them to abuse?

    Christians claim that of course. They don't care if they pollute it and kill us all, they have a death wish after all.

    Religion is a big factor in our disrespect for our planet.

    A most destructive habit is religion.

  • Rick G
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Why does God allow injustice?

    The answer to this question is related to the issue of sovereignty. As we have seen, the Creator has the right to rule over the earth and all those dwelling in it. (Psalm 24:1; Revelation 4:11) Early in human history, however, Jehovah’s sovereignty was challenged. How did this come about? Jehovah commanded the first man, Adam, not to eat from a certain tree in the garden that was his Paradise home. And if he disobeyed? “You will positively die,” God told him. (Genesis 2:17) God’s command worked no hardship on Adam or his wife, Eve. Nevertheless, Satan convinced Eve that God was being unduly restrictive. What if she did eat from the tree? Satan told Eve outright: “You positively will not die. For God knows that in the very day of your eating from it your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad.”—Genesis 3:1-5.

    In this statement Satan implied not only that Jehovah had withheld crucial information from Eve but also that He had lied to her. Satan was careful not to question the fact of God’s sovereignty. But he did challenge the rightfulness, deservedness, and righteousness of it. In other words, he maintained that Jehovah was not exercising His sovereignty in a righteous way and in the best interests of His subjects.

    Subsequently, both Adam and Eve disobeyed Jehovah by eating from the forbidden tree. Their disobedience put them in line to receive the punishment of death, just as God had decreed. Satan’s lie raised some vital questions. Does Jehovah truly have the right to rule mankind, or should man rule himself? Does Jehovah exercise his sovereignty in the best possible way? Jehovah could have used his almighty power to destroy the rebels right then and there. But the questions raised pertained to God’s rulership, not his power. So eliminating Adam, Eve, and Satan would not have affirmed the righteousness of God’s rule. If anything, it might have called his rulership into question even further. The only way to determine whether humans could successfully rule themselves, independent of God, was to let time pass.

    What has the passing of time revealed? Throughout the millenniums, people have experimented with many forms of government, including autocracy, democracy, socialism, and communism. The sum total of them all is epitomized in the Bible’s frank comment: “Man has dominated man to his injury.” (Ecclesiastes 8:9) With good reason, the prophet Jeremiah stated: “I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.”—Jeremiah 10:23.

    Jehovah knew from the beginning that mankind’s independence, or self-rule, would result in much suffering. Was it unjust of him, then, to allow the inevitable to run its course? Not at all! To illustrate: Suppose you have a child who needs surgery to cure a life-threatening ailment. You realize that the operation will cause your child a degree of suffering, and this deeply grieves you. At the same time, you know that the procedure will enable your child to enjoy better health later in life. Similarly, God knew—and even foretold—that his allowance of human rule would bring along with it a measure of pain and suffering. (Genesis 3:16-19) But he also knew that lasting and meaningful relief would be possible only if he allowed all mankind to see the bad fruitage produced by rebellion. In this way the issue could be settled permanently, for all eternity.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Yeah, it's almost as if god (as defined in Romans/the bible) doesn't exist.

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