The very beginning of Genesis tells us that God created man in order to give him dominion over fish and fowl and all creatures. Of course, Genesis was written by a man, not a horse. There is no certainty that God actually did grant man dominion over other creatures. What seems more likely, in fact, is that man invented God to sanctify the dominion that he had usurped for himself over the cow and the horse.
In the opening chapters of Genesis, it is suggested that God created humanity with the purpose of granting them control over animals and the natural world. However, this narrative reflects a human perspective, as it was penned by a person rather than a non-human entity, raising questions about its authenticity. There is no definitive proof that divine approval was given for such dominion over living beings.
The implication is that perhaps humans have constructed the idea of God to legitimize their own authority over animals. Instead of viewing this dominion as a divine mandate, it may simply be an expression of human dominance, with the narrative serving as a means for justifying actions that reflect a natural hierarchy imposed by humans instead of a divine command.
