Comments on: The One Minute Case Against Environmentalism http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/the-one-minute-case-against-environmentalism/ The One Minute Case is a new collaborative blog which will present a brief argument about a controversial issue that can be read in about a minute. The goal is to publish one case per day. You can read the cases to learn something new about an issue or use them as a source for longer arguments of your own. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:39:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dallas Beaufort http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/the-one-minute-case-against-environmentalism/#comment-10912 Dallas Beaufort Fri, 16 May 2008 10:43:57 +0000 http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/environmentalism/#comment-10912 Until environmentalists develop a higher publicly accepted market value for undeveloped land (private property) instead of usurping these properties through town planning corrupting and stealth there credibility will always assume the nature of a thief in the night and thereby creep and act in the shadows not willing to prove their worth. Until environmentalists develop a higher publicly accepted market value for undeveloped land (private property) instead of usurping these properties through town planning corrupting and stealth there credibility will always assume the nature of a thief in the night and thereby creep and act in the shadows not willing to prove their worth.

]]> By: MJ Solaro http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/the-one-minute-case-against-environmentalism/#comment-7780 MJ Solaro Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:36:01 +0000 http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/environmentalism/#comment-7780 I think you have a gross misunderstanding of the green movement. I don't know a single environmentalist who believes that nature untouched has intrinsically high moral value. Every environmentalist I know is a humanist, first and foremost. They prize human life, and embrace environmentalism as a tool to make sure the broadest number of people can live healthy lives as possible. They fear climate change and the destruction of ecosystems because those things impact human populations in the long run. Sure there are a few hippy-dippy, polar-bear loving environmentalists out there. But you're doing the movement a disservice by pigeonholing it in such an ignorant way. BTW, I agree wholeheartedly with Kristen above. I think you have a gross misunderstanding of the green movement. I don’t know a single environmentalist who believes that nature untouched has intrinsically high moral value. Every environmentalist I know is a humanist, first and foremost. They prize human life, and embrace environmentalism as a tool to make sure the broadest number of people can live healthy lives as possible. They fear climate change and the destruction of ecosystems because those things impact human populations in the long run.

Sure there are a few hippy-dippy, polar-bear loving environmentalists out there. But you’re doing the movement a disservice by pigeonholing it in such an ignorant way.

BTW, I agree wholeheartedly with Kristen above.

]]> By: Kristen http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/the-one-minute-case-against-environmentalism/#comment-5862 Kristen Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:51:19 +0000 http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/environmentalism/#comment-5862 Can you really believe that environmentalism is all about "total destruction of industrial civilization?" Environmentalism is about conserving the resources on which our civilization depends so that we can survive. Our society, like it or not, needs natural resources, and the sooner we take action to conserve them (or better, use technology - yes, environmentalists are for technology! - to find solutions using renewable resources) the better off we will all be. Can you really believe that environmentalism is all about “total destruction of industrial civilization?” Environmentalism is about conserving the resources on which our civilization depends so that we can survive. Our society, like it or not, needs natural resources, and the sooner we take action to conserve them (or better, use technology - yes, environmentalists are for technology! - to find solutions using renewable resources) the better off we will all be.

]]> By: Andy http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/the-one-minute-case-against-environmentalism/#comment-4370 Andy Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:34:30 +0000 http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/environmentalism/#comment-4370 What you are leaving off the table is that you couldn't breath at all if plants were not taking your waste product and recreating your fuel for you. Humanity and Nature never were and never will be separate. In spite of yours and the "environmentalist" claim to the contrary. Your presuppositions are silly. You say environmentalists are frog kissers. I say kiss my asphalt. What you are leaving off the table is that you couldn’t breath at all if plants were not taking your waste product and recreating your fuel for you. Humanity and Nature never were and never will be separate. In spite of yours and the “environmentalist” claim to the contrary. Your presuppositions are silly. You say environmentalists are frog kissers. I say kiss my asphalt.

]]> By: Fritzi http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/the-one-minute-case-against-environmentalism/#comment-306 Fritzi Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:26:28 +0000 http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/environmentalism/#comment-306 Thank you for this article! I could never comprehend why people are easily fooled by the environmentalist's propaganda - if you ask me, this is just a friendly term for anti-humanism. I really hope that more people will come to realize that this environmentalism is destructive - it only sounds good because it's being hyped by the bandwagon. Thank you for this article! I could never comprehend why people are easily fooled by the environmentalist’s propaganda - if you ask me, this is just a friendly term for anti-humanism. I really hope that more people will come to realize that this environmentalism is destructive - it only sounds good because it’s being hyped by the bandwagon.

]]> By: Mark http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/the-one-minute-case-against-environmentalism/#comment-45 Mark Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:21:29 +0000 http://oneminute.rationalmind.net/environmentalism/#comment-45 Nice post. It succinctly points out the dangers of environmentalism. Nice post. It succinctly points out the dangers of environmentalism.

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