ecology, humanism, science and theology
March 21, 2007
I would reccomened that anyone interested in these issues (and other issues regarding human beings and the planet) to read John Gray’s “Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals”.
The book open with “Most people today think they belong to a species that can be master of its destiny…”
Anyway, its actually more about the confusion between humanism, modern humanism, science and theology. But, it does touch on some interesting theories about the planet – including Gaia hypothesis – “The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological theory that proposes that living and nonliving parts of the earth are viewed as a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism. Named after the Greek earth Goddess, this theory postulates that all living things have a regulatory effect on the Earth’s environment that promotes life overall.”
You can order “Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals” from amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Straw-Dogs-Thoughts-Humans-Animals/dp/1862075964/ref=sr_1_1/202-5884423-5124611?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174469322&sr=1-1
You can read more about Gaia hypothesis on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis
Interesting stuff…
http://www.plyojump.com/courses/biology/week08.html
