Environmentalism as a Religion
Environmentalism as religion
As global warming intensifies, glaciers melt and forests reduced，more and more people begin to be concerned about environment problem. Environment is the fundamental of our existence，so we need protect environment. Paul H. Rubin in his article “Environmentalism as religion” says “But there is another sense in which environmentalism is becoming more and more like a religion: It provides its adherents with an identity”(399). He thinks environmentalism like a religion, and environmentalism and religion have many same characteristic. I agree Rubin’s opinion. Like religion, environmentalism has difference tribe, environmentalist like a missionary, environmentalism and religion both have food taboos and they also both no logical bases. In today’s world have many kinds of religions, and environmentalism also has difference tribe, we may hear some difference sound form environmentalist. Rubin says, “Original religions were tribal rather than universal. Each tribe had its own god or gods, and the success of the tribe was evidence that their god was stronger than others”(400). He means every tribal both thinks their god is stronger. Like religions have difference tribe, environmentalisms also have many kinds of tribe, some people says protect environment need protect our forest, some people says protect environment we need saving using water and power… Everyone have difference opinions, and everyone think their own opinion is the best one. For example, in many counties have lights off for one hour activity. Some environmentalist agree this activity, they think this activity can increase people’s environmental awareness and we can use one hour saving’s power to do many things. But there have another environmentalist disagree this activity, they thinks lights off for one hour haven’t effect. And not only haven’t effect, but also is a burden on supplying power. We can’t absolute say which one is right. It’s because their opinion all right. It’s
As global warming intensifies, glaciers melt and forests reduced，more and more people begin to be concerned about environment problem. Environment is the fundamental of our existence，so we need protect environment. Paul H. Rubin in his article “Environmentalism as religion” says “But there is another sense in which environmentalism is becoming more and more like a religion: It provides its adherents with an identity”(399). He thinks environmentalism like a religion, and environmentalism and religion have many same characteristic. I agree Rubin’s opinion. Like religion, environmentalism has difference tribe, environmentalist like a missionary, environmentalism and religion both have food taboos and they also both no logical bases. In today’s world have many kinds of religions, and environmentalism also has difference tribe, we may hear some difference sound form environmentalist. Rubin says, “Original religions were tribal rather than universal. Each tribe had its own god or gods, and the success of the tribe was evidence that their god was stronger than others”(400). He means every tribal both thinks their god is stronger. Like religions have difference tribe, environmentalisms also have many kinds of tribe, some people says protect environment need protect our forest, some people says protect environment we need saving using water and power… Everyone have difference opinions, and everyone think their own opinion is the best one. For example, in many counties have lights off for one hour activity. Some environmentalist agree this activity, they think this activity can increase people’s environmental awareness and we can use one hour saving’s power to do many things. But there have another environmentalist disagree this activity, they thinks lights off for one hour haven’t effect. And not only haven’t effect, but also is a burden on supplying power. We can’t absolute say which one is right. It’s because their opinion all right. It’s