Quote (thesnipa @ Aug 27 2021 01:21pm)
the world is plagued by 2 predominant issues moving forward:
1. lack of jobs as automation eats up labor
2. overpopulation that will eventually lead to starvation, increased disease vectors, and a general lack of resources that will cause us to eventually (at least partially) colonize other planets (most likely with mixed results)
god's word is not eternal, god's word requires updating for modern times. this isn't an open practice, it shouldn't be done willy nilly by laymen to suit their selfish desires. but eventually cloven animals become worthwhile food, tattoos dont preclude u from a Christian burial, tithes take into account taxation and are reduced, etc.
the message to make a family asap to populate the land will follow the same path, as it should. any doctrine that leads to our eventual destruction isn't worthwhile.
I agree with most of this although I find the priority of those two causes and the time table cartoonish.
One factor in the decline of families is loss of income due to - like you said - automation and globalization.
The important Bible quote here is "the road of righteousness is narrow and few will find it." But that has always been true.
I'd simply prefer to arrange society in a way so that it is still possible for a majority of working class people to have families. Empires decline when the nuclear family decreases below a certain threshold. China understands this and changed its laws accordingly.
Quote (Duckling @ Aug 27 2021 03:10pm)
Commitment and responsibility are difficult when you live in one of the most affluent, free and prosperous times. Look at what snipa just said, he realizes he can divorce his wife and become a whore himself, realizing no shame from god
Luckily he is a man of God and avoids the long term pitfalls of that type of life.
This post was edited by EndlessSky on Aug 27 2021 01:12pm