I went to visit my mother today in hospital. She has been there for 6 weeks and will probably be there for a while yet. Lately I have begun to think about the ebb and flo of life, whilst contemplating the fact that the day will come when my one remaining parent will leave also. Looking at my mother, I see the ebb of life.
We never seem to run out of humans do we? Have you ever heard of a society for the preservation of humanity due to the fear that it will one day be extinct?
I came out of my mother's room to see the new baby of a friend. Looking at that baby, I saw the flo of life and wondered what his life choices will be in 20 years when he has become a man and before he too begins to ebb.
A friend who was also gazing upon this newborn commented on the fertility stats and that fact that most countries are well below their optimum fertility level - in other words, not producing enough of the flo of life to compensate for the ebb.
Gets one to thinking? If the flo continues to exceed the ebb, how long will it be before we are an extinct species?
Now, if you subscribe to the evolution worldview you have the dilemma that possible extinction poses. If we are the animals who are the highest in the food chain, who is there to preserve us from extinction?
On the other hand, if you subscribe to the Creationist worldview you will be feeling a whole lot more comfortable when you look to the future. Creationism tells us we have been especially created by a God who has made us in His image - being able to love (as He is love) being able to create (as He is the Creator) etc. A God such as this would surely preserve His creation, would provide a way of escape from a doomed future..........hmmmm..........might pay to investigate this more closely.
What do you think?
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