In God's eyes, how many bacteria, ants, gnats, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and spiders equal one human life?

I have slain countless numbers of these lower animals, but never a single human animal (yet, at any rate).





How many of these might be equated to a single human life in the eyes of God? Or, are these lower species just playthings of humanity since we're the über-lifeform on earth, anyway?

In God's eyes, how many bacteria, ants, gnats, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and spiders equal one human life?
We are stewards of all that God creates. So flies etc preform a purpose, to feed birds, but we have to keep them in check.





Depends on the person. Some grasshoppers are worth a lot more than some humans I know. Oh, I guess that is in my eyes, not God. You will have to ask God.
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I guess if you're looking from a religious perspective - all are g-d's creatures, altho of course killing a person is infinitely more horrendous than squashing a fly!
Reply:No animal besides humans have souls. You've got dominion over every living thing, so go ahead, nuke the whales. Or at least that's Biblical Christianity and how its traditionally been interpreted.
Reply:doesn't matter if you haven't yet killed a human being yet. Jesus says that whomsoever has hatred in his heart has already committed murder.





Have you ever hated? That equals murder in God's sight.





Please repent of your sins and trust Jesus to save you.





Yes, you are right. Your thuggery does condemn you to Hell. But you can be saved through the shed blood of Jesus upon the cross.
Reply:He's going to stop by my house to return my crescent wrench this evening when he gets home from the office, I will ask him then.
Reply:i can't follow your question. i take it as ''In God's view"" ..ok. God created humanbeingss..similarly animals,b;irds, creatures etc., Before the God, all are equal, no differences. God created humanbeings with 6 senses. (That is considered a mistake by someone, not me) whereas animals are with 5 and other creatures 4, 3,, 2, 1. Hence this humanbeings utilises the 6th sense and dominates.
Reply:After creating the whole bacteria and invertebrates to populate the world (without mentioning birds, mammals, reptiles, etc.) God paused and ceataed the mankind on His own image with the purpose of sharing eternity with us. I think that means God is not making such comparsion or equivalency.


Although this does not mean that you could wipe off all individuals of those lower animals / bacteria.


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If the answer is not good enough you may have to ask God yourself.
Reply:I'm not sure were are the "Uber" lifeform.





I'm not sure God looks at it that way. I think to him, life is life. regardless of which creature a soul resides within, a life is still a life.


Do I think god holds accountable for killing a creature for nourishment, self defense, or another "justifiable" reason, no.





But the senseless killing of any creature, in my opinion, would be viewed as wrong from his perspective.





So to answer your question I would say 1:1 ratio.
Reply:Insects and such are not the playthings of humanity, but no amount of them can equal a human life. God created man in His image, so while we have many of the same biological functions as other animals, we are separate. Humans have rational thought capabilities, they create, build, and use complex language. Some argue that the same is true of monkeys and dolphins, but it is a shadow of what is seen in the human race. People have souls, and while I have gotten flamed from everyone, including Christians on this, other animals do not.


That does not make these species our playthings, rather we are responsible for them. We are supposed to be stewards (managers) of the earth and use its resources, including the animals on it wisely.


I realize that this was probably a joke question, but I wanted to answer it seriously anyway. Sorry if I wasted your time, thanks for wasting mine. :)
Reply:I don't think we're equal, but I don't kill them unless they are going to harm me. I have an old peanut butter jar and a piece of cardboard that I save specifically for carrying creepy-crawlies outside.





I do kill mosquitoes, though. And if I thought we had roaches, I'd get the house bombed.





It makes me feel better to be respectful of all life, no matter how small, as often as I can. I'll yell at my kids if they step on a bug outside, even.