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BrotherIvan

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Mon Dec 8, 2014, 07:45 PM

Dec 2014

Indigenous peoples all over the world never thought of themselves as apart from nature, much less above nature. Somewhere, our thinking became deranged and we view the natural world as somehow different from ourselves. We believe that we are no longer animals. That somehow our technology and our civilizations are the best thing that ever happened to the earth. We will find out shortly how wrong we are.

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Animals matter. their life matter. [View all] darkangel218 Dec 2014 OP

Rabid evangelicals think that way LordGlenconner Dec 2014 #1

Many more others think the same, unfortunately. darkangel218 Dec 2014 #2

"evangelicals think" blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #5

Im not wrong about anything. darkangel218 Dec 2014 #6

Even the guinea worm? Liberal Veteran Dec 2014 #11

Even them, we invade/ co habbit with them darkangel218 Dec 2014 #12

DUzy!!!!! mike dub Dec 2014 #17

, blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #3

What is that suppose to mean? darkangel218 Dec 2014 #4

+1. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #16

I would like to enlarge this a bit sadoldgirl Dec 2014 #7

+1 darkangel218 Dec 2014 #9

+1. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #10

That's what my 2naSalit Dec 2014 #14

+1 BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #18

Yes! Derek V Dec 2014 #8

K&R.. You are absolutely right, of course CrawlingChaos Dec 2014 #13

They will always make up excuses for the exploitation and abuse of fellow Earth cohabitants darkangel218 Dec 2014 #15

I believe it's possible to respect nature and treat food animals with great respect. hunter Dec 2014 #19

We hunt all our food, won't buy that store meat, too many chemicals, GGJohn Dec 2014 #20

I agree but make an exception for mosquitos jimlup Dec 2014 #21

I agree but there is a huge difference between taking the life of a flea or clam, for example, Vattel Dec 2014 #22