Blog #11

1.What religion were you raised with and how does that affect your view of spiritual ecology?

2.What are your opinions on the Gaia Hypothesis? Do you agree or disagree?

3. Do you believe we live in a hyper-masculine culture? If so, how do you see it changing?

I was raised in a Christian home, going to Church and Sunday school. I think that through this I definitely have a respect for nature. I see it as something to protect and live off of. I understand the position of spiritual ecology and where they are coming from. However I do not think that I would ever become a spiritual ecologist. Don't get me wrong, I love nature and the outdoors. I just do not see myself worshiping nature like a God. 

The Gaia hypothesis is really confusing. From my understanding it kind of goes along with the Deep Ecology thoughts of everything being connected and interacting with everything else in the world. It sounds like the world interacts to take care and regulate itself. Now I do not know if this is with or without human interaction in the world. 

As for hyper-masculine culture, I think that in the past the belief could make sense. But in our world today I think we are getting more and more away from that view. There are many different types of people in the world today so I don't think that hyper-masculine culture is 100% the world we live in today.