The 6 Most Unsustainable Beliefs Of Modern Society That Support Unsustainable Practices
... back it up. Let me share with you 6 of the most unsustainable ideas that have been amazingly costly, not only to the environment, but to society and the world as a whole. 1. God gave man dominion over the earth. It's a Christian phrase taken straight out of the Old Testament. Maybe they meant something else when they talked about dominion back in those days when they were writing the Old Testament, but modern interpretation of dominion is "we can do what we want". And that's exactly what's happened. Careless disregard for the environmental future has been a ... 'round. Nothing really changes. It sounds romantic to talk of revolutions and turning the system upside down, but now may be the time to 'turn the system' right side up by evolving beyond the concepts and ideas that have gotten us into this mess in the first place. A sustainable society needs the people who won't throw out the baby with the bath water, but those who say 'what works, what doesn't work, and let's look for alternatives'. 6. You can't teach an old dog, new tricks. This classic phrase is probably the biggest myth of our ...
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Tags: unsustainable | practices | chet w sisk | beliefs | modern society | |