The Symbolic World 158 - Paul Kingsnorth - Environmentalism, the Tower of Babel and the Disintegration of Culture
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May 8, 2021 AI Snips
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De-incarnation and the Environmental Crisis
- Modern society's de-incarnation and split from a unified worldview has led to the current ecological crisis.
- This split is evident in the fetishization of the wild and the neglect of the human element in environmental rhetoric.
Defending the Wild
- The radical environmental movement's defense of the wild is a reaction to its destruction.
- Modern humans' treatment of the world as a resource stems from a spiritual disconnection from nature.
Eden, the Fall, and Modernity
- The story of Eden and the Fall illustrates humanity's choice of power over communion.
- Our attempts to build a godless world have led to ecological and cultural disintegration.