The Supplement
By Mitch Berg
It’s not a new observation – modern environmentalism has become a religion. It’s got many of the worst aspects of “organized religion”; skepticism and questioning are chastized by those who cloak their insecurities in the trappings of faith; apostasy is condemned; dogma is defended without mercy and, by the less-intelligent adherents, thought.
Bogus Doug has another angle on the issue:
I don’t find that explanation quite satisfactory. It’s not that environmentalism is a religion. It’s that environmentalism is motivated by the same basic need in mankind to understand their importance. This makes it attractive, not only to atheists and other kinds of unbelievers, but to anyone finding insufficient explanation for the importance of mankind in their other beliefs.
There’s good reason you see a strong Green presence among the more progressive churches. It’s not that they have abandoned belief in God. It’s that they’ve abandoned those teachings that made mankind seem particularly important in God’s grand scheme of the universe. Modern environmentalism provides that. This has practical importance for its adherents that can be summarized in one word: meaning.
You oughtta read the whole thing.
July 17th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Of course you right-wing fundamentalist types see religion everywhere you look. Unfortunately reality isn’t just another kooky belief you can dismiss while handling snakes and affirming your peculiar understanding of Revealed Truth at your local “church”.
July 17th, 2009 at 7:53 am
Like Mitch said, you oughtta read the whole thing. Despite what the Clown might say, Doug ain’t a snake handler.
July 17th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Looks like someone rattled the monkey’s cage.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Sooo, did you see where enviro-wacko’s are sueing to stop the new steel mill on the Iron Range. Heh, there is some poetic justice there. Iron Range union guys vote 80-90% Democrat. Last year the union leaders even formed a “blue-green alliance” to partner with pagen earth worshippers on political causes. Mesabi Daily News in Viriginia called them idiots for doing this. Anyway, their enviromental friends said the mill cannot be built because it will cause global warming. Democrats suing Democrats.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Ah yes, reality. It’s July 17, and the high temp today will be below 70F.
Global warming is a gigantic fraud.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:20 am
If AC were to paint with a much broader brush, he’d blot out the sun.
July 17th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Are we calling it “reality” now, instead of “science”?
Yeah, I guess your going to have to roll with it, like the “global warming” to “global climate change” thing your clique of “scientific” “reality based” snake handlers are trying to pull right now. It’s both sad and funny.
There is a town named for you in Minnesota, angryclown:
http://www.minnesota.com/city/nimrod/map/
July 17th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
When the Messi News calls them idiots it’s gotta hurt.
“we are polluting the world so fast that we’re seeing the FASTEST rise in ambient global temperatures recordable.” – Peevee
July 20th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Damned treehuggers. Buncha wackos.