When God said 'Increase, multiply.............'

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@allknowing (136081)
India
September 17, 2021 9:58pm CST
When God said 'Increase, multiply and fill the earth' it has been totally misunderstood. He surely did not mean people but cauliflower, cabbages, fruits and all the greens But no people are busy multiplying and the world is busting at the seams What do you think God said?
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@arunima25 (87770)
• Bangalore, India
18 Sep 21
God and mythology preach to us a lot, we choose what we want to and turn deaf ears to others. That is a beautiful picture
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
That picture I picked from the Net and given credit as well. Yes. We have been given brains and are expected to interpret that message in the manner it is meant to be But yes we are the irresponsible lot.
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@arunima25 (87770)
• Bangalore, India
18 Sep 21
@allknowing I know. I wish the human ego was used in a rightful way. It seems like those pictures are from Sedona, Arizona. Seems like a Deja Vu moment to me. It seems I have been there a few times
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@arunima25 (87770)
• Bangalore, India
18 Sep 21
@allknowing I tried doing that but didn't find it.
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
18 Sep 21
Is that still India in the picture. that is such a lovely place.
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
18 Sep 21
@allknowing oh well. it does not matter. i know India has many good place similar to that.
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@jstory07 (139579)
• Roseburg, Oregon
18 Sep 21
God did not mean to keep multiplying he meant to have families and figured we would use our brains to not over do it.
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
Well said in that man was to keep his family in check and not populate recklessly
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@franxav (13836)
• India
18 Sep 21
God did say "Multiply and fill the earth" but he also gave the humans intelligence. They must know how much to multiply and when to stop.
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
But many catholics have not used their brain (lol)
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@innertalks (21905)
• Australia
18 Sep 21
Yes, that's found in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 28. "God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground." He was talking to the man and the woman that he had created. "Be fruitful", is mentioned there though, so as you surmised, maybe we are to grow many fruits, and become fruit-full of them too.
@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
God will never would have said just human populaton and yes 'fruitful' perhaps meant that which will help mankind.
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@Deepizzaguy (102624)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Sep 21
I was thinking that God wants a huge family of humans.
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
The earth has limits and there is no place for people now.
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@snowy22315 (180452)
• United States
19 Sep 21
I think he mean people but we have multiplied enough!
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
19 Sep 21
It has gone beyond control
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
18 Sep 21
Increase the kindness and multiple the good deeds.
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
I think so too. Well said
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@RebeccasFarm (89831)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Sep 21
Well He may have said that in the beginning when there were few of us. But now...
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
(lol) But He surely knew what would be the results of his order
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• Arvada, Colorado
18 Sep 21
@allknowing He had to know for He is God
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
19 Sep 21
@RebeccasFarm You are right. But we misunderstood him
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@Fleura (30352)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep 21
God didn't really say anything, it's all in our minds. But I agree that it would have been much better to multiply lots of other living things.
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
It is mentioned in the Book of Genesis.
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@allknowing (136081)
• India
18 Sep 21
@Fleura There is more to just saying it was written by human beings. Don' t you think this needs a lot of deliberation to convince each other?
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@Fleura (30352)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep 21
@allknowing Sure. But the Bible is written by humans. Of course they wrote it so as to set themselves above the rest of creation!
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