summary - End of Nature
Summary: Bill McKibben’s The End of Nature (pages 47 to 91)
Just like the game “the name of the game is the game itself,” The End of Nature is a book written by Bill McKibben that talks about the end of nature. It is about the different destructions brought by the activities of humans towards nature. Although questions has been raised regarding the span of time that these effects will happen and the magnitude or the extent of which these effects will happen, the author argues that most have underestimated the factors on the nature’s end. Although a lot of effects have manifested in today’s time, there’s only a little effort exerted to lessen these harms. First, critics pointed out that the nature is an ever-evolving entity. As it is ever-evolving, whatever we do to it – may it be good or bad – actually doesn’t have any bearing because it is destined to change the nature that we once knew. Another thing that critics pointed out was that humans are part and parcel of nature itself. Critics say we are one with nature. If this is the case, it is possible for ourselves to be blamed for whatever experiences nature we have and we can be held liable because we are nature. This book also discussed what is probably preventing us humans from stopping the destruction trend. This book discussed that as we have the mental capability to take control of the earth, we should be reasonable and sane enough to change whatever needs to be changed like our habits, outlooks and the things and technology that we used. The writer also teaches us the importance of international cooperation and careful evaluation on the idea of the progress of technology. In this book also, the author discussed how we underestimated our capabilities as humans that we didn’t foresee that aside from destroying what is around us, we are also causing our own destruction. He also discussed the responsibility that God has given us. It is stated in the bible that we should be careful stewards of the planet.
Just like the game “the name of the game is the game itself,” The End of Nature is a book written by Bill McKibben that talks about the end of nature. It is about the different destructions brought by the activities of humans towards nature. Although questions has been raised regarding the span of time that these effects will happen and the magnitude or the extent of which these effects will happen, the author argues that most have underestimated the factors on the nature’s end. Although a lot of effects have manifested in today’s time, there’s only a little effort exerted to lessen these harms. First, critics pointed out that the nature is an ever-evolving entity. As it is ever-evolving, whatever we do to it – may it be good or bad – actually doesn’t have any bearing because it is destined to change the nature that we once knew. Another thing that critics pointed out was that humans are part and parcel of nature itself. Critics say we are one with nature. If this is the case, it is possible for ourselves to be blamed for whatever experiences nature we have and we can be held liable because we are nature. This book also discussed what is probably preventing us humans from stopping the destruction trend. This book discussed that as we have the mental capability to take control of the earth, we should be reasonable and sane enough to change whatever needs to be changed like our habits, outlooks and the things and technology that we used. The writer also teaches us the importance of international cooperation and careful evaluation on the idea of the progress of technology. In this book also, the author discussed how we underestimated our capabilities as humans that we didn’t foresee that aside from destroying what is around us, we are also causing our own destruction. He also discussed the responsibility that God has given us. It is stated in the bible that we should be careful stewards of the planet.