“On God’s authority!” The hand slammed down, wood upon wood. “We were not put among the creatures of this world to live with them as equals. This world is ours!”
Anthropocentrism: that the universe was created solely for human benefit or purpose places humanity at the center of existence and divine intent solely for human exploitation or domination. The arrogance of this has led to minimizing moral considerations and justifying damage to our environment and and other life on Earth.
Note: wood on wood refers to the man's wooden hand hitting a wood lectern. A prosthetic.
