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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Neocon who wrote (52115)8/19/1999 7:40:00 AM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
A great deal depends on how resilient nature is. If we take the
analogy of a garden, it would appear that nature is quite resilient, and will merely adopt a new ecological pattern in the wake of human contrivance. If we take the analogy of a polluted stream, it would appear that merely going about our business can wreak havoc. The question is, which analogy is more relevant to judging the effects of culture upon nature? I would say that of the garden....

I find the analogies a bit deficient. A garden represents a conscious effort to nurture, frequently at the cost of considerable effort. A polluted stream is used as a convenient device for disposing of waste. Both are results of a conscious choice, in most cases with possession of enough information to predict the consequences of that choice. We can choose to nurture, we can choose to wreak havoc, we can choose a wide range of options between. In any event, the effect of culture on nature is a result of our choices, not of any inherent quality possessed by nature.
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