In David W. Orr's reading, he examines how more people are having biophobia. This is increasingly common among people raised with television, Walkman radios attached to their heads, and video games and living amidst shopping malls, freeways, and dense urban or suburban settings where nature is permitted tastefully, as decoration. These people, like Woody Allen, find discomfort in the environment rather than a peace of mind.
They say that the scientists that are telling us how we need to be more worried about environmental issues are also the cause of our destruction. They are the ones that are giving us these luxuries that are replacing the need for the environment to relieve stress in our lives. It is only a matter of time until the genetic engineers or nanotechnologists release an AIDS like virus. This just means that they will create something that will plague the environment and will decrease drastically fast.
The biophilia revolution is about the combination of reverence for life and purely rational calculation by which we will want to both be efficient and live sufficiently. This is the attitude we need people to start coming around to instead of being biophobic. We need to environment to continue on with life and live. Every day, people are becoming less concerned with the environment and do not need it which causes the phobia. Fresh air blowing through your hair is something I want to have for the rest of my life and it all starts with becoming a biophilia and getting rid of your phobia.
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