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I agree Robin’s opinion. Like religion, environmentalism has difference tribe, environmentalist like a missionary, environmentalism and religion both have food taboos and they also both no logical bases. In today’s world have many kinds of religions, and environmentalism also has difference tribe, we may hear some difference sound form environmentalist. Rubin says, “Original religions were tribal rather than universal. Each tribe had its own god or gods, and the success of the tribe was evidence that their god was stronger than He means every tribal both thinks their god is stronger.
Like religions have difference tribe, environmentalists also have many kinds of tribe, some people says protect environment need protect our forest, some people says protect environment we need saving using water and power… Everyone have difference opinions, and everyone think their own opinion is the best one. For example, in many counties have lights off for one hour activity. Some environmentalist agree this activity, they think this activity can increase people’s environmental awareness and we can use one hour savings power to do many things.
But there have another environmentalist disagree this activity, they thinks lights off for one hour haven’t effect. And not only haven’t effect, but also is a burden on supplying power. We can’t absolute say which one is right. It’s because their opinion all right. Ifs like religion’s own god, and in every tribe’s eyes their god is stronger. Butte still can’t say which god stronger. Think environmentalist like a missionary. Rubin says, “environmentalism is a proselytizing religion”(400). Environmentalist and missionary both persuade people to do something.
Everyone knows missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism, and help people build a belief. Environmentalist also is other kinds of missionary. Environmentalist is a member of an environmental protection group, they tell us need protect environment. Environmentalist and missionary both publicity their own opinion and gets other people’s agree. Missionary tell us in this world have heaven and hell. If you do better things, and you’re a good person, after you died you will have chance go to heaven, if you do more bad things, you will go to hell.
God will help you and God is with you. Missionary give us a hope. Environmentalist tells us, the earth is our unique home, and we must take care of it. If we protect earth, we will get a better environment, we can live more happiness. But if we don’t protect earth, we will face more and more environment problem, global warming intensifies, glaciers melt and forests reduced. We can live in earth. So, if we protect environment, it will be better. Environmentalist also gives people a hope. Rubin says, “There are food taboos.
Instead of eating fish on Friday, or avoiding pork, Greens now eat organic foods and many are moving towards eating only locally grown He means environmentalism like religion also has food taboos. Animals protect is a kind of environment protect. Because if we don’t protect animals, it will lead many mind of animals become extinct. Every existent thing has a cause. We can break ecological balance. If we break ecological balance, finally will affect environment. People and animals need co-exist harmoniously.
I often received some leaflets about tell us less meat, we need protect animals, and animal is our friend. Christian and Buddhism advocate all living things equality. Human and animals have equality status. And Buddhists even just eat vegetable; they don’t eat any meat at all time. Islam also doesn’t eat pork. So, religion and environmentalism will have same effect for protect animals. Environmentalism is a special religion. Religion has belief. Rubin says, “Belief systems are embraced with no logical Christian’s belief is believe God; Buddhism belief is all living things equality.
But God is it really exists? We can’t say yes or no, because we can’t testify it. And everything is it really equality? Don’t thing so, if really equality that will haven’t rich or poor. So belief systems are no logical basis, we can’t use normal way to things this problem. Environmentalism also has belief that is protect environment. Rubin says, “Environmentalists almost universally believe in the dangers of global arming but also reject the best solution to the problem, which is nuclear power'(400).
Environmentalist has their own belief, they believe they can protect environment, but they do not want use the best way. Maybe many people can’t have a relation between environmentalism and religion. But really have relation, and they have many same characteristic. So, I want say environmentalism is a special religion. Works cited Rubin, Paul H. “Environmentalism as religion. ” Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide. 12th deed. Deed. Laurie G. Kerosene and Stephen R. Mandela. Boston: Bedford, 2012. 399-401. Ring. Rubin says, ‘There are food taboos.