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Yobaba is a 57 year old married woman from Portland, Oregon, USA.

"Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can." - Dalai Lama

Anthropocentrism: Mar 26, 11:09pm (7 reviews) http://www.pantheist.net/society/anthrop...; The theory of anthropocentrism says that the world exists for humanity. Believers in this philosophy would say that humans can rightfully try to benefit as much as possible from the environment.

These arguments are obviously objectionable to the environmental movement. Environmentalists would argue that animals have the right to coexist with humans in nature, and some would also add that nature has inherent value beyond its use to humanity.

Many environmental philosophies encompass some degree of anthropocentrism, however. Even environmentalists often argue in a favor of saving the environment for the sake of humanity.

Perhaps the area where anthropocentrism most commonly occurs is ~~politics~~ religion. A tradition of disregard for the environment, and the fact that plants and animals do not ~~vote~~ read the bible, has led to a primarily human-centered perspective in some ~~decision makers~~ fundamentalist preachers.

"Protecting something as wide as this planet is still an abstraction for many. Yet I see the day in our own lifetime that reverence for the natural systems - the oceans, the rainforests, the soil, the grasslands, and all other living things - will be so strong that no narrow ideology based upon politics or economics will overcome it," - Norwegian eco-activist Arne Naess. "The essence of deep ecology is to ask deeper questions... We (must) ask which society, which education, which form of religion is beneficial to all life on the planet as a whole."

Awesome essay - thanks shpongolina for the link!!

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