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I know some here are talking about Mother Earth, of Gaia's anger and warnings.
This may offend you, but in many ways, that is part of the problem, the same problem that comes about when people think Daddy sky God Jehovah did this to punish America.
There is no intellgence to appeal to, or reason with. As George Carlin pointed out, for all we know, the Earth wanted plastic, and we were just a quick means to get it. The only thing that has a chance to improve things as science; neither the Shaman nor the Preacher can do anything to pray for rain, or do anything to make it stop.
Yes, Myths do point to things that are either within our mind, or unable to be classified and understood YET. Myths do give us strength, adn often, a bit of faith does allow someone to survive while the odds say they should have died.
But make no mistake, if we want Humanity to stop killing itself, nothing else but hard cold facts, and fear, will do it.
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