Economics 2

I would first like to start off by saying that as Christians we believe that God created the earth and everything in it; so we should try to take care of it. At the same time a lot of people take this way too far! God essentially left us in charge of earth. He created us in his image, so we are different then everything else he created. Knowing this we ought to be concerned about other things like where the billions of people on this earth will spend eternity. Environmentalists try to protect the earth so much that they sometimes forget about humans.  Environmentalists put all of their faith in “Mother Earth,” but the truth is mother earth cant provide you everything. And if they do this they will eventually be disappointed because only God can provide for our every need. Yes, the earth does provide recourses but God created that for us and so much more. So in conclusion I believe that people should focus more on sharing Jesus with communities or at least care for people instead of being so worried about the environment. 

Economics #1

Michael Moore really used every second of the two and a half video to try to get his point across that socialism is the way to go. Mr. Moore said in the video that “Socialism is democracy.” I do not find this to be true. The definition of Socialism is “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.”  And the definition of a Democracy is “government by the people; especially: rule of the majority.” So given these real definitions I find the statement that Mr. Moore said to be very misleading.

Another blemish in Moore’s argument was when he stated that Christianity and Islam both support socialism. He gives an example about the pie, and how a rich person took nine slices and left one slice for the poor to fight over. In this argument he makes it look like the rich did nothing to earn the pie but that he or she just took it. While some people believe that successful people get in power by just cheating is wrong. While this does happen once in a while it is not just the upper class but the lower classes also. Many successful people are in the position they are in today because of hard work and dedication. And the bible does support those who do work hard. The Bible clearly says, "If you don't work, you don't eat." So both Christianity and socialism support working hard and the principles behind it. So that is where I believe his argument falls apart.