Price of Religious Folly

[Gotno Gizmo]

With the Roman Catholic Church opposing contraception and with Islam teachings promoting the virtue of being fruitful (particularly in sons), and many other world religions advocating similar virtues, it is not surprising that the world’s population is escalating.

Resulting from human exploitation of fresh water, food and minerals upon the Earth, coupled with the polluting and destructive impact upon the eco system of humanity, can only mean increased suffering of both human and animal life in the not so distant future.
The optimistic view is that mankind will continue to develop new technologies in order to meet this challenge. The pessimistic view is that the use of increased chemical fertilisers to boost food production will poison the earth. That the use of genetically modified crops to boost food production will unlock reactions in plant life with unforeseen consequences.

We must be in denial if we believe that current world population growth is sustainable. The offending nations are those poorer countries where the provision of clean water and food are already problematic. Parents who foolishly believe that by having many children they will be supported by their children in their old age. They cannot understand that they are exacerbating their current supply shortfalls. The Islamic countries in desert zones where practically all food is imported from greener pastures using their petrol dollars. What happens to them when the oil wells start to run dry, or oil export receipts can no longer cover the cost of continuously increasing global food prices, with more and more mouths to feed?
Many people (and I am one of them) believe that the planet will bite back. The future will witness, as a retaliation of human activity, more droughts, floods and disease (becoming immune to known medical treatments). The strains upon human kind will itself create an environment in which humanity will take up arms with one another, thus increasing the rate of their own extermination.

Meanwhile, our archaic religious teachings will continue promoting a future in which the wonder of humanity is reduced to an ant like existence, where survivors will be scurrying shoulder to shoulder around the remaining habitable parts of the planet, in which arts and culture have become have become nonexistent.

[dobko]

Originally Posted by Gotno Gizmo

Many people (and I am one of them) believe that the planet will bite back. The future will witness, as a retaliation of human activity, more droughts, floods and disease (becoming immune to known medical treatments). The strains upon human kind will itself create an environment in which humanity will take up arms with one another, thus increasing the rate of their own extermination.

LOL! Dude if you would have written this better I would call plagiarism, you obviously have not read Revelations.

[Gotno Gizmo]

It is my personal view, and because there are so many others saying much the same thing it will contain an element of plagiarism.
I will try and find time to read Revelations, but I doubt that this scripture will impact on the globe in the same way that current population growth will impact.

[nickcsadler]

Revelation will impact far more than you think.... however people must believe in Jesus as The Saviour before Revelation will really have any meaning for them!!!!

[Hannia]

Again, an exchange with those preaching past everyone else.

GG is describing an observation and expressing a rational conclusion based on that observation.
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In what universe has the Bible been validated as a historically accurate document?

What I got from the reading of Revelation is that we need a new universe, because God has failed in his planning of it.

[nickcsadler]

Hannia... Why are you so angry against me????? I post something and you seem to try and find something bad.. I am currently in Mariupol and yesterday went to a cafe where the staff spoke Ukrainian and not Russian... there was no animosity and my wife was able to converse with little problem... and contrary to your western Ukrainian belief my in-laws ARE able to speak Ukrainian although their native tongue is Russian... I ask you again and really would appreciate a reply.... what is wrong with dual language on all official documents and signs??? it really seems sensible to me... maybe I am being simplistic.. but I don`t think I am... just realistic????

[nickcsadler]

As for your comment that God has failed.... maybe it would be far more realistic to say man has failed and continues to do so.... I can`t make you have Faith I can pray that you will see the Way The Truth and The Life through Jesus Christ... and yes you are right Revelation speaks of The End of the world as we know it... and remember it was written around 2000 years ago by men close to Christ... what is happening now was written about then... I know you don`t believe in Jesus.. however I ask that you consider re-reading the New Testament with an open mind... I would really like to meet you either in Heaven or if before in Mariupol or Donetsk????