What does "And I doubt if you really want to." mean?
I see that you are well set in the way that you think and there's no way around that, so there's really no point in debating anymore. I *do* get it, just on a larger scale. I am not Christian either, so the bible doesn't hold water with me. I think that there are ways for us to be able to live (in any state) with limited numbers of ALL species of animals that were there BEFORE US. There needs to be a middle ground, but the opposing sides will never see that. YOU many not want the wold extinct, but believe me when I say I've heard from MANY MANY like you and had many debate with people in your situation that DO think they should be entirely wiped out and do everything in their power (SSS) to make it illegally so.
You should be able to run your own state, but when so many there want the wolf gone completely, then that's when the tree huggers jump in and say no.
There is a difference between having dominion over them and wiping them from the face of the earth too. If I'm correct, somewhere in the bible the woman has to be subservient to man also (or something like that). That didn't work out so well either.
Here's another thing, I used to be closer to the views of the tree huggers when it came to wolves, many years ago. I didn't think it was right to kill wolves. Sine then, I've done a TON of reading and I've talked with MANY people here in Alaska that trap wolves and live in areas where wolves, bears, fox, moose, caribou directly affect their lives and I became more aware of the place of the predator in nature. And that we could take out many of these predators without harming the natural balance of nature. It IS possible to live with all the animals in the same place as man, it happens in sever areas up here. And even tho Alaska is bigger than most states, it's broken down into areas that are similar to a lot of states, so there's really no difference.
I can still learn things and still change the way I think.
Gotta get to the store, have a good day!