I don’t exactly understand what you mean when you talk about neo paganism. I never heard of anything anit humanity in environmental talks or what not. I mean with our actions we are hurting the planet because we aren’t being careful enough. THe evidence is clear that global warming is really happening.
I haven’t heard many of the Neopagans that I know or with whom I interact regularly refer to humanity as a " parasite on the earth." The emphasis is more on the fact that humanity is not and cannot exist separate from what we call “Nature.” That means that actions we take have to be viewed within the context of the ecosystem as a whole–everything is inextricably intertwined. The goal is to keep the Earth in livable condition, ie able to support life (and, in our case, human life).
Many of these environmental groups advocate ‘population control’. That is contrary to Catholic Teaching, as there are actualy FEWER people on Earth than God desires due to sins like contraception and abortion.
The evidence is clear that global warming is happening, the evidence is NOT clear that it is the result of human interaction.
This evidence is not exactly how Al Gore has stated it - the warming curves go up and down according to several noted UK scientists interviewed in a show for the BBC. (and they presented graphs etc showing that at times there is a lot of “warming” and at other times there is not.) Here’s a link where you can view that show:
We must remember Al Gore is about winning an election and the news is about entertainment and not necessarily reporting the facts.
This video didn’t mention a thing about the sun’s increased output MITIGATING global warming, but rather, it claimed to present a study showing that solar activity has been decreasing in the last 20 years.
In the clip I heard on the BBC World News Radio, the person presenting report said very plainly that if (and it was an if, as I said) the sun had had an effect on climate change since the 1940s, it was to decrease rather than increase global warming, as all the indicators went in the wrong direction for it to exacerbate global warming.
This is interesting: there appears to be scientific disagreement about what has happened in a single physical system in the last 20 years yet we are to believe that there is no reasonable scientific disagreement about what has been happening in the myriad of physical systems affecting the earth - and their interactions with one another - for the last several hundred thousand years. I remain unconvinced that the level of certainty is anything like the supporters of AGW maintain.
Google “oism ddp” and take a look at the program for the August 2007 conference in California. There will be lots of “dissident” scientists presenting.
okay so are you saying that it’s paganism if I try to conserve water and energy and recycle. If i want to make this earth cleaner and buy an environmentally safe car would that be considered neo paganism because there is a lot of pollution in the air. I mean there is a lot going on in our world like this besides global warming itself.
No. He’s saying it’s paganism if you attack others for not believing as you do.
I mean the idolatrous worship of Mother Earth or Gaia as others mentioned. Most of us are not* formally* worshipping, but through acts that look little different than superstition. If one is buying lower-emission cars and recycle (which incidently, I’ve seen valid arguments that recycling is worse for the environment.) out of a duty to conserve, that’s all well and good. If one is doing them ritualistically as if such acts are a form of divine appeasement, then there is trouble. If I turn off the lights because it is needless waste, I’m ok. If I forget to turn off the lights or even flush the toilet and feel guilty, I’m in trouble because it is scrupulosity. And I fear this is where the whole environmental thing is headed. I hope I am wrong.