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HE RESOLVED TO 'wipe out from the face of the earth the human race I have created -
and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground - for I regret that I have
made them' (GEN 6:7). The Bible thinks it is perfectly all right to destroy all animals as punishment for the crimes
of Homo sapiens, as if the existence of giraffes, pelicans & ladybirds has lost all purpose if humans misbehave?
The Bible could not imagine a scenario in which G d repents having created Homo sapiens, wiped this sinful Ape
off the face of the Earth, and then spends eternity enjoying the antics of ostriches, kangaroos and panda bears!
Did 'creation' & 'evolution' start in Australia and/or Africa? Theist religions nevertheless have certain animal-
friendly beliefs! The gods gave humans authority over the plant- & animalkingdom, but this authority carried with
ìt sòme rèspònsìbìlìtíes?! For example, Jews were commanded to allow farm animals to rest on the Shabbathday,
and to avoid causing any of them unnecessary suffering! (Though whenever interests clashed, human interests
always TRUMPED animal interests!) A Talmudic tale recounts how on the way to the slaughterhouse, a calf
escaped & sought refuge with Rabbi Yehuda haNasi, one ofthe founders of rabbinical Judaism. The calf tucked his
head under the rabbi's flowing robes and started crying! Yet the rabbi pushed the calf away, saying, 'GO! YOU
WERE CREATED FOR THAT PURPOSE!' Since the rabbi showed no mercy, G d punished him, and he suffered from
a painful illness for 13 years! Then, one day, a servant cleaning the rabbi's house found some newborn rats and
began sweeping them out! Rabbi Yehuda rushed to save these helpless creatures, instructing the servant to leave
them in peace, because 'G d is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made' (Psalms 145:9)! Since the
rabbi showed compassion to these rats, G d showed compassion to the rabbi, & he was cured of his illness...
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