Holy vs. Profane
Sacred vs. Desecrated
We ignore the desecrated and profane. We preserve and revere the sacred.
Our current policy of ecological conservation -- national parks, reserves -- is inadequate to do the job of keeping the sacred. (It really wasn't this preachy, but Rosenzweig set up the metaphor but I'm running with it hard). This partchwork system is local in nature and does not address global warming, nor the impact of technology on the larger system of the world.
When you talk about wilderness, Size Matters.
More area = More Species.
Looking at the presevation model, and the land area devoted to preservation. It's not sufficient. The strategy we need to take is one of sharing. The profane needs to be reclaimed.
Reconciled ecosystems are a possibility. They are a reality. They are the answer.
COMMENT: Why don't we just let man die off?
HECKLER RESPONSE: We're working on it.
COMMENT: What is the first small thing I can do?
ANSWER: Join the Nature Conservancy,...work within the endangered species act, ask local ecologists in your colleges what you can do to encourage the flourishing of certain species in your area.
Me: Co-existing with nature. Interesting...There's something we haven't tried yet.
I wonder it there was some transcription/translation problem in Genesis. Did God really give us domain over all beast and animals, or was it supposed to be stewardship?
Posted by weez at October 19, 2003 07:47 AMI don't see the road we're traveling changing any time soon. As long as the primary modus operandi of business is the bottom line, the almighty unit of currency, business will continue along the road of least resistance without regard for anything in its path.
It's sad really. Therefore I try to live my life with minimum impact on the environment around me, leaving little or no evidence of my existence. Some of my ancestors were American Indian, and like many early civilizations, their concern for co-existing with nature was a spiritual one.
Have we, as a race, simply just lost our way spiritually? Or does it have more to do with the fact that being spiritual doesn't pay the bills?
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