There were/are Giants in the Land

One of the confusing and mystifying passages of scriptures is right in the beginning of Genesis. ⁴This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.

There they are giants, the product of the sons of God (whoever they are) and the daughters of men. And then we don’t hear of them again. Odd.

Just a little while ago 20 Nobel Laureates showed for the 3^rd Nobel Laureate Symposium. The upshot of their discussion was they concluded human beings are now the most significant driver of global change. The term for this is the “Anthrocene” meaning the age of man. Previous to this we were in the Holocene for the last 12,000 years, meaning the planet was pretty much able to handle anything we threw at it.

Some folk in light of these we need to make every effort to preserve the land, make it like it used to be, otherwise we’re doomed. Others belief we should just embrace the responsibility  to take care of the planet and use our abilities to control it as best we can for the common good.:  ²⁶God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them

reflecting our nature

So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea,

the birds in the air, the cattle,

And, yes, Earth itself,

and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”

²⁷God created human beings;

he created them godlike,

Reflecting God’s nature.

He created them male and female.

²⁸God blessed them:

“Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!

Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,

for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”

And it goes on about responsibilities. Perhaps there are giants on earth and they are what we have become and they come with incredible responsibility.