Re: CHAT: Religion, Philosophy & Politics

In a message dated 2000/04/30 05:18:29 PM, Nik wrote:

>Who are "terra-ists"?  As for the Environment, I consider myself a
>"pragmatic environmentalist".  That is, Humans are first, we need the
>environment in a healthy state, therefore, it should be protected.  But
>long-term good of humanity is the first priority for me.  That's not to
>say I think the environment has no value in and of itself, it does, but
>I'm definitely "Earth Second", so to speak.
>
    ::wry grin:: Interesting case of species-centrism. It is so unfortunate
that
certain worldviews (esp'ly European) tend to see humanity as separate & above
the rest of "Creation." To rank things according to priorities is also
symptomatic of the "Aristotlean dis-ease."
    IMHO any loss is tragic... but yes that's life. But WHY support further
exploitation & destruction by one's silence or active investment(s)?

>> & even a number of "Anti-Civilizationists."
>
>Do they want to go back to hunting and gathering, or what?
    Anti-Civilizationist in the sense that they are radical
anti-Eurocentricists. & yes some tend to espouse a modified hunting&gathering
lifestyle (these are the neoLuddites amongst them... they are the Far Far
Left of "survivalists"... the UnaBomber is their "patron saint.")

    zHANg