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While some interpretations focus on "dominion" as exploitation, most Christians now see it as responsibility to care for creation, recognizing all species' inherent value beyond human use and working to preserve biodiversity as part of their faith.<span jsuid="cbMDof_a" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_a|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_a,cbMDof_b,cbMDof_c" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=cbMDof_a_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"> <button jsuid="cbMDof_c" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="ae01b019-ec9c-49ba-bd03-198c99d31336" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&cbMDof_a|S9kKve;mouseenter:&cbMDof_a|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&cbMDof_a|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=cbMDof_a_C5gNJc;class=cbMDof_a_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQye0OegQIARAB" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; 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line-height: 28px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; font-weight: 600;">Scriptural basis for conservation<span jsuid="cbMDof_k" class="txxDge notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_k|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_k,cbMDof_l,cbMDof_m" data-processed="true" style="visibility: hidden;"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=cbMDof_k_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><button jsuid="cbMDof_m" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="800f89b6-1381-4377-9535-7a86ade25c7e" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&cbMDof_k|S9kKve;mouseenter:&cbMDof_k|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&cbMDof_k|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=cbMDof_k_C5gNJc;class=cbMDof_k_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQye0OegQIAhAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background: repeat rgb(229, 237, 255); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 10px; 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text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">Genesis</a> 1:28 & 2:15</span>: Humans are commanded to "subdue" and "work and care for" the Garden, establishing a role as caretakers.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="cbMDof_s" data-hveid="CAMQAg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="cbMDof_t" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="cbMDof_u" data-processed="true"><a jsuid="cbMDof_v" class="GI370e" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_v|npT2md" jscontroller="CCvEPd" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_v" data-ved="2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQgK4QegQIAxAD" data-hveid="CAMQAw" data-processed="true" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Psalm+24%3A1&sca_esv=b60df8e5e0aa07e8&ei=bLs1aZfQJJif0PEP8P6ZiAY&ved=2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQgK4QegQIAxAD&uact=5&oq=does+christianity+support+conservation+of+other+living+things&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiPWRvZXMgY2hyaXN0aWFuaXR5IHN1cHBvcnQgY29uc2VydmF0aW9uIG9mIG90aGVyIGxpdmluZyB0aGluZ3NI8bICUN0oWLGrAnAHeAGQAQCYAZwBoAGaO6oBBTE5LjQ2uAEDyAEA-AEBmAJAoAKlNsICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICDhAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQLhiABBjRAxjHAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIQEAAYgAQYkQIYigUYRhj5AcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIREC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYxwEYrwHCAhEQLhiABBixAxjRAxiDARjHAcICKhAAGIAEGJECGIoFGEYY-QEYlwUYjAUY3QQYRhj5ARj0Axj1Axj2A9gBAcICEBAuGIAEGLEDGEMYgwEYigXCAgoQLhiABBhDGIoFwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAhMQLhiABBixAxjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGMkDwgIIEAAYgAQYkgPCAgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBcICBhAAGBYYHsICCBAAGBYYChgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAhGKABwgIFECEYnwXCAgUQIRirApgDAIgGAZAGCLoGBggBEAEYE5IHBTIyLjQyoAfHzgOyBwUxNS40MrgH_zXCBwkwLjMxLjMxLjLIB9MBgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&mstk=AUtExfABkDcB1meUnsBKEey0-v3ZUWmTLyqcrahTlBXo2BsMwODHSnHhPxXXiv7QIaW5-p_EjISaJaraZ-jZDNT21_cNZvgC5FwDIwsnb2zY0V9MzTth0yS9ZE1eqA3WpmzDmzdnziNZFLSG-UeOf3vQ4AEXKsIwCXgfHDNnPV44xBNqGSo3DZDjgciWLtAqwPU7UOps&csui=3" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">Psalm 24:1</a></span>: "The Earth is the Lord\u2019s, and everything in it" emphasizes God's ownership and the fullness of creation's value.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="cbMDof_w" data-hveid="CAMQBA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="cbMDof_x" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="cbMDof_y" data-processed="true"><a jsuid="cbMDof_z" class="GI370e" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_z|npT2md" jscontroller="CCvEPd" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_z" data-ved="2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQgK4QegQIAxAF" data-hveid="CAMQBQ" data-processed="true" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Romans+8%3A19-22&sca_esv=b60df8e5e0aa07e8&ei=bLs1aZfQJJif0PEP8P6ZiAY&ved=2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQgK4QegQIAxAF&uact=5&oq=does+christianity+support+conservation+of+other+living+things&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiPWRvZXMgY2hyaXN0aWFuaXR5IHN1cHBvcnQgY29uc2VydmF0aW9uIG9mIG90aGVyIGxpdmluZyB0aGluZ3NI8bICUN0oWLGrAnAHeAGQAQCYAZwBoAGaO6oBBTE5LjQ2uAEDyAEA-AEBmAJAoAKlNsICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICDhAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQLhiABBjRAxjHAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIQEAAYgAQYkQIYigUYRhj5AcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIREC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYxwEYrwHCAhEQLhiABBixAxjRAxiDARjHAcICKhAAGIAEGJECGIoFGEYY-QEYlwUYjAUY3QQYRhj5ARj0Axj1Axj2A9gBAcICEBAuGIAEGLEDGEMYgwEYigXCAgoQLhiABBhDGIoFwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAhMQLhiABBixAxjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGMkDwgIIEAAYgAQYkgPCAgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBcICBhAAGBYYHsICCBAAGBYYChgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAhGKABwgIFECEYnwXCAgUQIRirApgDAIgGAZAGCLoGBggBEAEYE5IHBTIyLjQyoAfHzgOyBwUxNS40MrgH_zXCBwkwLjMxLjMxLjLIB9MBgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&mstk=AUtExfABkDcB1meUnsBKEey0-v3ZUWmTLyqcrahTlBXo2BsMwODHSnHhPxXXiv7QIaW5-p_EjISaJaraZ-jZDNT21_cNZvgC5FwDIwsnb2zY0V9MzTth0yS9ZE1eqA3WpmzDmzdnziNZFLSG-UeOf3vQ4AEXKsIwCXgfHDNnPV44xBNqGSo3DZDjgciWLtAqwPU7UOps&csui=3" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">Romans 8:19-22</a></span>: Creation "groans" and awaits redemption, highlighting its interconnectedness with humanity.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="cbMDof_10" data-hveid="CAMQBg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="cbMDof_11" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="cbMDof_12" data-processed="true"><a jsuid="cbMDof_13" class="GI370e" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_13|npT2md" jscontroller="CCvEPd" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_13" data-ved="2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQgK4QegQIAxAH" data-hveid="CAMQBw" data-processed="true" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Colossians+1%3A16&sca_esv=b60df8e5e0aa07e8&ei=bLs1aZfQJJif0PEP8P6ZiAY&ved=2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQgK4QegQIAxAH&uact=5&oq=does+christianity+support+conservation+of+other+living+things&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiPWRvZXMgY2hyaXN0aWFuaXR5IHN1cHBvcnQgY29uc2VydmF0aW9uIG9mIG90aGVyIGxpdmluZyB0aGluZ3NI8bICUN0oWLGrAnAHeAGQAQCYAZwBoAGaO6oBBTE5LjQ2uAEDyAEA-AEBmAJAoAKlNsICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICDhAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQLhiABBjRAxjHAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIQEAAYgAQYkQIYigUYRhj5AcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIREC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYxwEYrwHCAhEQLhiABBixAxjRAxiDARjHAcICKhAAGIAEGJECGIoFGEYY-QEYlwUYjAUY3QQYRhj5ARj0Axj1Axj2A9gBAcICEBAuGIAEGLEDGEMYgwEYigXCAgoQLhiABBhDGIoFwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAhMQLhiABBixAxjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGMkDwgIIEAAYgAQYkgPCAgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBcICBhAAGBYYHsICCBAAGBYYChgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAhGKABwgIFECEYnwXCAgUQIRirApgDAIgGAZAGCLoGBggBEAEYE5IHBTIyLjQyoAfHzgOyBwUxNS40MrgH_zXCBwkwLjMxLjMxLjLIB9MBgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&mstk=AUtExfABkDcB1meUnsBKEey0-v3ZUWmTLyqcrahTlBXo2BsMwODHSnHhPxXXiv7QIaW5-p_EjISaJaraZ-jZDNT21_cNZvgC5FwDIwsnb2zY0V9MzTth0yS9ZE1eqA3WpmzDmzdnziNZFLSG-UeOf3vQ4AEXKsIwCXgfHDNnPV44xBNqGSo3DZDjgciWLtAqwPU7UOps&csui=3" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">Colossians 1:16</a></span>: "All things in heaven and on earth were created through him and for him" shows Christ's role in sustaining all creation.</span><span jsuid="cbMDof_14" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_14|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_14,cbMDof_15,cbMDof_16" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=cbMDof_14_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"> <button jsuid="cbMDof_16" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="1b9914f3-a615-4fd9-9b9c-df4fb902ae92" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&cbMDof_14|S9kKve;mouseenter:&cbMDof_14|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&cbMDof_14|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=cbMDof_14_C5gNJc;class=cbMDof_14_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQye0OegQIAxAI" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background: repeat rgb(229, 237, 255); 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line-height: 28px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; font-weight: 600;">Key Christian environmental concepts<span jsuid="cbMDof_1c" class="txxDge notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_1c|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_1c,cbMDof_1d,cbMDof_1e" data-processed="true" style="visibility: hidden;"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=cbMDof_1c_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><button jsuid="cbMDof_1e" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="421b2e6b-2e22-473b-b1bd-7585795b90f1" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&cbMDof_1c|S9kKve;mouseenter:&cbMDof_1c|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&cbMDof_1c|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=cbMDof_1c_C5gNJc;class=cbMDof_1c_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwjJqJrmgqyRAxUxODQIHQ9uOecQye0OegQIBBAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background: repeat rgb(229, 237, 255); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 28px; position: relative; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer;"><span class="wiMplc ofC0Ud" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(0, 29, 53); display: inline-block; transform: rotate(135deg);"><svg style="margin-top: 3px;" fill="currentColor" width="12px" height="12px" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></span></button></span></span></div><ul class="KsbFXc U6u95" jscontroller="mPWODf" jsuid="cbMDof_1f" data-processed="true" style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-inline-start: 16px;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="cbMDof_1g" data-hveid="CAUQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="cbMDof_1h" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="cbMDof_1i" data-processed="true">Stewardship</span>: The belief that humans are managers, not owners, of God's creation, responsible for its care.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="cbMDof_1j" data-hveid="CAUQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; 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text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">Imago Dei</a> (Image of God)</span>: Reflecting God's character includes showing care for His creation.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="cbMDof_1n" data-hveid="CAUQAw" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="cbMDof_1o" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="cbMDof_1p" data-processed="true">Intrinsic Value</span>: Every species has value from God, not just for its usefulness to humans, prompting action against extinction.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="cbMDof_1q" data-hveid="CAUQBA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="cbMDof_1r" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="cbMDof_1s" data-processed="true">Interconnectedness</span>: Humanity and nature share a common destiny and spiritual significance.</span><span jsuid="cbMDof_1t" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&cbMDof_1t|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="cbMDof_1t,cbMDof_1u,cbMDof_1v" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=cbMDof_1t_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; 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<meta charset="UTF-8"><div>----------------<br><br>\u201cThat social influences shape every person\u2019s practices, judgments and beliefs is a truism to which anyone will readily assent. \u2026. For psychologists, group pressure upon the minds of individuals raises a host of questions they would like to investigate in detail.<br><br>\u201cHow, and to what extent, do social forces constrain people\u2019s opinions and attitudes? This question is especially pertinent in our day.\u201d<br><br>Solomon E. Asch. Opinions and Social Pressure.<br><br>Scientific American. November 1955<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>\u201cThirty-five years ago, Yale psychologist Irving Janis published an essay in the Yale Alumni Magazine explaining how a group of intelligent people working together to solve a problem can sometimes arrive at the worst possible answer.\u201d<br><br>"Members consider loyalty to the group the highest form of morality.\u201d<br><br>\u201cNobody today says, My area is groupthink. But what emerged subsequent to groupthink was an area called "judgment and decision making," which is one of the most important areas in all of psychology. In fact Danny Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel Prize based on his research into how rational people make irrational decisions.<br><br>Philip Zimbardo \u201859PhD \u2028Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Stanford University<br><br>https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/1947/a-brief-history-of-groupthink<br><br></div><br><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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