Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Relationship between religion and the environment
I beleive that the relationship between religion and the environment should be one where they are tied together. The environment can be thought of as a major component of religion and vice versa. The Native americans and early humans used the world in a sustainable manner, taking only what they used and being cognisant of their effects on it. In essence they made mother earth or gaia their religion. In modern society we need to learn to respect the earth and count it as sacred to be able to live sustainably and in fairness to the earth and its environment. The tying of religion into the environment would do just that.
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I definitely agree with your opinion on the way that religion and the environment should be intertwined. You make a very good point about the primal religions being between humans and their world. These humans looked at nature as sacred and they didn't want to do anything to negatively effect it. Therefore, I feel as though the modern religions need to make an effort to spread eco-friendly advise to the followers because most people depend on religion to show them how to live. Overall, religion and the environment need to be tied together because the people of our world need to do some major cleaning up of planet earth.
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