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It’s Time for a New Story of Humanity’s Place in the World

4 August 2015 Leave a Comment

“The prevailing perception of humans as inherently at odds with nature is not only false, it’s counterproductive.

“It goes without saying that humans are good at causing problems. Climate change, overfishing and widespread environmental contamination from chemical toxicants are all creations of our own making. But are we destined to create such problems? Many people believe so, and argue that our capacity for self-interest, avarice and ecological shortsightedness make us inherently unsustainable as a species. Not only is this way of thinking built on long-disproven myths about human nature and human origins, it also constrains how we think about solutions and alienates us from the rest of the natural world. We need to abandon this belief and not allow ourselves to be defined only by our most recent history. The truth of the matter is that we belong here, and belonging is a much more powerful narrative for sustainability than isolation.”

Read the full story by ecological anthropologist Philip Loring….

View on www.truth-out.org

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