self-termination

Red Alert! ch.3-4
1. Do we all really "depend" for our lives on non-human species? How so? What will the disappearance of polar bears, orangutans, and sea turtles mean to humans?

2. Is modern technology too vulnerable to uncontrollable environmental conditions? Is a "lifeway" that is proudly contemptuous of modern technology more sustainable?

3. Conservative projections say the northern ice cap may disappear when? How will it be in 2050?

4. The primary catalyst for our ensuing planetary catastrophe (the first "of human genesis in the history of our cosmos") is what? Do you agree?

5. Is there still a point in encouraging ourselves to "think like a mountain"? Is deep time relevant to attempts to save the planet?

6. Do you believe "changes in our everyday mundane life activities" will matter? What changes are you prepared to make personally?

7. What would it mean for our use of technology to be more attentive "to the life around us"? Can it be part of the biotic community along with land, air, water, and their residents? How about Internet cafes, shopping malls, and gambling casinos?

8.  Does "ecological pluralism" explain religious diversity and prevent religious quarrels? Is mitakua oyasin practicable, and sustainable?

9. What would a "life-enhancing nature-culture nexus" look like, in the foreseeable future?

10. Is native wisdom really experimental and open-ended?