It's all about the experience, (for me anyway)....

In the past, Tom has been known to criticize my take on the environment and man's dominion over it. The way I see it, we are responsible to nature. We don't wastefully and arrogantly cut down a tree or step on a bug just because we can and all the while celebrate our prideful power over God's creations. We cut down a tree because we need it for firewood or housing or whatever. We appreciate God's plan and purpose for the smallest of bugs. We are grateful for the use of our Sister Earth (so named by Frances Schaeffer) and use it approriately. We remember to recognize it's only by the grace of God that we are given use of his creations. What makes us think we can do whatever we want whenever we want to it?

Now, in the process of reading Pollution and the Death of Man, Tom is understanding my point of view. He said that while he was reading it he could imagine me saying (with some sort southern accent and a head jive) "See, I've been telling you that for years."

So I ask him, is this a new concept to you or what is it? He says it's a new concept. Although I've shared it with him before, now that he sees it in black in white it's more valid.

So, this is how we view life:

Tom: It's not valid until I read it from a book. I don't care what you say you've experienced, I need to read it from a book.

Lisa: I don't care what I read, who you are, what you've experienced. Unless I've experienced it, it has no value. It's not valid. It may be true, but I haven't experienced it.

I want to understand more about our differences.