I guess I intrepreted that as being responsible for. If you don’t care for what you have dominion over, you will soon find yourself ruling nothing. Then again, I’ve never had an ounce of power so what do I know about that.
That’s the adult interpretation - stewardship and care. But lots of fundamentalists seem to read it as “do whatever you like with the Earth and its other inhabitants, because you’re in charge and you’re better than them.”
I guess I intrepreted that as being responsible for. If you don’t care for what you have dominion over, you will soon find yourself ruling nothing. Then again, I’ve never had an ounce of power so what do I know about that.
That’s the adult interpretation - stewardship and care. But lots of fundamentalists seem to read it as “do whatever you like with the Earth and its other inhabitants, because you’re in charge and you’re better than them.”