tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post5765553889604578878..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #157 / Less Ice And More FireGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-6586058635188720212015-06-06T09:35:50.933-07:002015-06-06T09:35:50.933-07:00 Human assumptions of the stability and constancy ... Human assumptions of the stability and constancy of the Natural World have always been erroneous. The Natural World has always changed. Stability and constancy are unwarranted human expectations.<br /><br /> The picture above depicts a forest fire, not a “horrendous wildfire, out of control.” Forest fires are a natural part of forest ecosystems. Forest fires are an essential part of the Natural World. Without fires, forests become unhealthy and decline. One of the reasons, the main reason, that many forest fires are large and consuming is because humans have attempted to control forest fires, thus producing less healthy, vigorous and resilient forests.<br /><br /> The article cited is from The Wall Street Journal, an economic publication. It decries the “horrendous wildfire, out of control,” because it is interfering with oil sands production, a human economic activity that is destructive of the Natural World. <br /><br /> It’s difficult, and essential, to step outside our anthropocentric perspective when contemplating the Way of the Natural World. Michael A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980105313542633114noreply@blogger.com