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"The World Without Us"
What would the earth look like if humans suddenly disappeared? An audacious new book imagines a people-free planet, and restores our sense of awe.
By Gary Kamiya [2007-07-23]

  • A metaphysical answer:

    Alan Watts, the late religious scholar and spiritual teacher, once said, "Nature never makes an aesthetic mistake." I take Watts' statement to mean that aesthetic sensibility only exists within the human ego. Therefore Nature and the human ego cannot coexist, and are constantly at war with each other.

    Which side will ultimately win? My money is on Nature.

    -- moishe
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    Sunday, July 22, 2007 07:57 PM
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