The Earth is a big house a gorgeous mansion that “god” left to us. I believe in god so I believe that yes we are the servants that God left behind to watch over the house to make sure no comes in and vandals. I also sort of believe that the reason GOD put us on this earth was as an experiment to see what we would do with our free will.

Anyways the statement humans have a duty to protect the Earth from those that will rob and damage it is difficult since we are the ones robbing and damaging it. It’s like we the servants had to protect the house but instead we decide to take FREE reign while the master is away.

Maybe he knew that there will be bad people and the okay and good people had to protect the world against the bad. My problem with all these comparisons to the bible is what happens when you don’t believe in GOD. Do people that don’t believe in GOD feel free to do with the earth as they please? I know some people don’t believe in God and they still believe that the earth is their responsibility.

There are so many questions that go along with all these statements. I do feel like it is my duty along with everyone else’s to take care of the earth just out of respect for everything it gives us.

I think when Al Gore starts to equate religion with the care of the Earth he has to be careful. Religion is such a delicate issue and so many people have stopped believing in God that it might not hold the weight he wants. I do believe though, that as a people we do have a broken spirit and we do need to find a way to mend it, but people do not have to believe in God to do so.

Maybe it was more that we are supposed to control ourselves while the master is away (isn’t there a saying…something is away so the mice will play?). Unless there are aliens of course and they’re the ones we really have to worry about. The whole thing about protecting the Earth makes sense to me.