Describe the teachings of the religion which you are studying about the relationship between humanity and the rest of creation.

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Adam Reilly

Describe the teachings of the religion which you are studying about the relationship between humanity and the rest of creation.

Christians all believe that in the creation story under Genesis it was God who created everything and he done this in 7 days, they also believe that on his last working day he created humans. Christians believe this means that God thought them as the most important of all the things he created as they were created last and this means we are the most important. Therefore they believe they are superior over animals. Another reason Christians believe we are superior over animals is the fact that God chose man to name every animal and whatever he called them they would come to be known by. In the bible under Genesis 2:19 it said ‘So out of the ground the lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name’, because of this Christians think they are more important but they also think that God made them responsible for the animals by giving man the responsibility of naming every single animal and because of this  they should care for them this also gives us power- making us like God, omnipotent (all powerful), if we treat animals how we like then we are being omnipotent. However animals shouldn’t be killed so that humans could eat them they should care for them and help to not make the animals extinct.

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In the bible under Genesis 1:27 it says people are made in the image of God, ‘So God created humankind in his image in the image of God he created them male and female he created them.’ and therefore we are the most important and the closest to God this creates a special relationship to be like him- very-special, very close like father who wants sons to be like him and wants the best for his children. Another reason Christians think we are more important then animals is animals do not have souls, however Christians do believe humans have ...

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