Malaria and the Lessons from Non-Anthropocentrism

From Environmental Values by Toby Welch and David Wells

To take the idea of a non-anthropocentric ethic of nature seriously is to abandon morality itself. The idea of humanity is not an optional extra for moral seriousness. Non-anthropocentric environmental ethicists mistake the kind of value non-human entities may bear. It is not moral value, but aesthetic value.

Edwin asks the question on his blog why Jesus doesn't save children from Malaria. The answers are 1) he already did through DDT and 2) we over-ruled it thanks to environmental activists.

So, is it God's injustice, or our education that is the purpose of this tragedy, the recurrence of Malaria as a killer of millions. If the atheist is authentic in their search for truth, they will admit that choosing to place greater value on animals than humans will have consequences...for humans. Our role as God's subjects is not to judge Him but to learn from Him.