"...and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." Genesis 1:26
dominion over the Earth belongs to man. I am sure that if God were ruling this place, it would be in better shape.
As we have free will and under our law, no one is permitted to rule over us, each of us is ruler of the self, for good or ill. The concept that most don't get is that we are neither a collective nor mere individuals, but a collective OF individuals. Without the individuals, the collective does not even approach existence, but a solitary individual, does not a future make.
if I could believe, I would.