The vision of lions lying down with lambs represents a gross misunderstanding of harmony in nature.
Not exact matches
In the great
vision of the worship in heaven, we meet «the
Lion of the tribe
of Judah, the Root
of David» (5:5).
Visions of paradise include the lamb lying down with the
lion.
Still, it seemed worth voicing a few protests, even if only a debiliori: that the biblical imagery
of the redeemed state is cosmic in scope and positively teeming with fauna (
lions lying down with lambs and such)-- that Paul's
vision of salvation in Romans 8 is
of the entirety
of creation restored and glorified — things
of that sort.
A new study
of lions in African reserves suggests that most populations should be protected with fences, a strategy that can be expensive in the short - term and is at odds with some conservationists»
vision of wildlife.
John Langley, Cunard historian and author
of Steam
Lion: A Biography
of Samuel Cunard, expounds on the origins
of Samuel Cunard's
vision and the legacy
of his company.
Constantly outgunned by poachers» high - tech helicopters, machine guns, night -
vision binoculars, bullet - proof vests and insane arsenal in the illegal trade
of «medicinal» rhino horns that are worth more than gold, one pissed - off game manager outside
of Johannesburg, South Africa wants to do the unthinkable: inject poison into horns as a deadly warning to would - be poachers and the consumers who would buy them.According to South Africa's The Times, Ed Hern, owner
of the
Lion and Rhino Park outside
of Johannesburg, says injecting poison into rhino's horns will protect them from poachers and kill the demand for rhino horn right at the source, which is prized as a medicinal ingredient in Asian medicine.
It is a
vision of: urbanization, as people in cities have more opportunities and use resources more efficiently; intensified food production to increase yields and leave more room for nature; the expanded use
of nuclear energy, which has zero emissions and the smallest land footprint
of any energy source; greater development
of GMOs to reduce chemical use and increase yields; animal - free meat; «re-wilding» former farm and pasture lands with wolves, buffalo, mountain
lions, and even formerly extinct species — all the while supporting universal human dignity.
This
vision, as outlined in An Ecomodernist Manifesto, is one
of urbanization; intensified food production to increase yields and leave more room for nature; the expanded use
of nuclear energy, which has zero emissions and the smallest land footprint
of any energy source; greater development
of GMOs to reduce chemical use and increase yields; animal - free meat; and «rewilding» former farm and pasture lands with wolves, buffalo, mountain
lions, and even formerly extinct species.
So with
visions of plastic - wrapped sea
lions lodged in our heads, many
of us reduce our plastic and opt for biodegradable plastic whenever we can.
Itâ $ ™ s perfectly wonderful to have goals, and plenty
of vision, and the pluck to create something beautiful and dear on this spinning ball, but I was pining away so hard that it seemed like wrestling a big «ol
lion every day.