Cause and Effect

[kite]

TweetI was reading something the other day that was pretty interesting. It mentioned that everything we do, no matter how insignificant it may seem to us, has an effect on everything around us. They used the rock tossed into a pond anaology. For example if we sin it causes a ripple effect throughout our environment and eventually our world. What we do and how we interact with people changes the world in which we live, including the behavior of all living things. It theorized that in the beginning there was peace and tranquility throughout the world, including the animal kingdom and that once sin was introduced everything began to change. I was just curious what you all thought about it. Do our actions, positive or negative have an effect on nature, animals etc...?

[mr.nitro]

Tweetthe butterfly effect, I don't belive it. we are not as significant as we would like to belive.

[supasaiyan99]

Tweet^ exactly, the butterfly effect or sometimes refered to as the Chaos Theory. I think it's true.

[T-Man007]

TweetYes, think about it. Some kid antabonizes a dog out of sin, that dog reacts by biting the kid, the dog is put down. That kids action caused that dogs death because he started it. Think about people who illegally but chemicals in water, that action can kill the living things in the water. Someone is careless with a fire and the next thing you know, 300,000 acres are bunred down. That action killed alot of creatures, took away their homes and their hunting grounds.

I would say yes, our actions do in fact effect the people, animals and environment around us. Just look at LA and all the smog, that's the result of mankind. Or, seal poachers for example, they are taking food away from Polar Bears. No doubt about it, every action will have an effect on something, it's just the way things work.

[mick-G]

TweetYes it does, but too a degree and it depends on what exactly we do that creates either a pos or neg action. If there is no action there is neither a pos or a neg change. As far as the religious implication, that all depends on ones belief.

[littlebritain]

TweetPerhaps though we live in a deterministic universe , in which case it doesnt actually matter.