Blog #9

The views of deep ecology relate to everyone, as the the definition essentially states that every living thing is a part of nature, including humans.  I live a lifestyle fairly separate from nature; outside of doing any type of outdoor activity, I would say that I'm not exactly a part of nature.  I, much like many people in the world, live in a society extremely detached from nature and the natural way of the world.  I am most certainly guilty of being wasteful and exploiting the environment.  I try to be conscious about my actions, but it is almost as if having a master-slave relationship with everything else in the world is engrained in our brains.
I honestly agree with most, if not all, of the principles of deep ecology.  Humans are most certainly a part of nature.  However, I feel that civilization is a by-product of our intelligence, and some could argue is the pinnacle of human evolution.  I mostly disagree with this implication because I believe all living things are constantly evolving.  I also believe that, in our current state of evolution, we are learning that the continued exploitation of natural resources and other living creatures will ultimately be the demise of the entire human race.  As humans, we are absolutely in no current state to inhabit any extraterrestrial body; we could hardly make it to the moon and back.  Thus, we must change our ways and learn to respect nature as we are the most incredible product nature has ever produced.
The idea that we should respect all life seems like a no-brainer.  Life is the most beautiful thing in existence, and we should honor every aspect of it.  The third principle states that humans should only supply their "vital needs."  If we look at the rest of nature, it seems as though most living things simply do what the need to get by; humanity should embrace this concept because there are limited resources available to us, and at the rate we are going, there will not be much left for future generations.
I don't really have too many concerns with Deep Ecology because I agree with the idea for the most part.