Now, as for “disobedience”...that’s a bit of a stretch, isn’t it? Who exactly am I being disobedient towards?
There is a reason it is number one on the list.
A rereading of the Book of Genesis will reveal that God commanded Adam and Eve to multiply and replenish the earth. Most agree that was not a command to Adam and Eve only but to their posterity for as long as man is privileged to reside on our excellent habitation. Some choose not to believe but that is the genesis (no pun intended) of disobedience.
And for those of us that can't have children, and that adoption has not worked out, what do you suggest?
I can see where a reading of that scripture could lead to just that interpretation. If I subscribed to one of the Abrahamic faiths this would be a cause of concern to me on a personal level. Since I don't...
Shrug.