Environmentalism is not my religion yet I am in favor of the proper care of our environment. The American Heritage dictionary* defines this topic as follows: en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism…
- Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.
- The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.
The etymology is from the French verb environner, to surround. Therefore I understand the environment to be any surrounding in which I find myself whether my physical body on a most personal level or planet earth on the macro scale. Based on this understanding I am indeed an environmentalist on a most intrinsic level since I am a living being and by nature must preserve my environment.
However, environmentalism is not my religion. I do not worship my » More: Environmentalism: New paradigm or new religion?
