Ricky12

Jesus for me was just a very good man.Similar to what the Dalai Lama is to people today.The son of God I believe was a name given to him by people living at the time.Hence if he was truly the son of God why are there so many religions.For me religion is man made but ultimately taps in scientific proof as well eg energy.The better energy one is the better one flourishes

Graeme M "why does a sustainable planet require a Amazonian rainforest or balance with nature" Because I feel balance is key to life.Its something that is intrinsic to all human kind be it on a personal level or international if things are to ultimately flourish for all.

Yes and that was completely wrong and hopefully we have learnt the lessons of past misdemeanours .The other thing is climate change is a real phenomena that maybe wasn't as serious as first thought 30-40 years ago.With all the scientific data out now though there is a need to act.The state of our planet has to come first because without a sustainable planet to live on how can future generations thrive.As for the population problem it may need to be better managed in the future similar to what happens in China if things keep going the way they are in some parts of the world. Hence population growth is one of the main reasons why environmental problems occur in the first place.

I have a open mind though and don't necessarily rule out a higher form of something else that our consciousness is not aware of.Eg the big bang what kick started it all of.I like to believe there is supreme cosmic intelligence/force/energy that originated the big bang but then reality brings be down to earth. I look at children and babies who have done nothing wrong and are murdered or die a horrible death through illness and suffer greatly in their short existence which makes me think maybe it is all chance. Having said that I still do believe in the energy thing though. A positive energy will always override the negative of that I am convinced.

Think Jesus was just a preacher and man embellished that.Reading this book at the moment which sums it up nicely by a historian A history of Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch

For me God links into a good energy.A good energy will always be stronger than a negative and can be seen in nature as well.Eg the essence of nature is to flourish and likewise with humans we see it in love.Love is a strong force of this energy concept for instance and on anther point if a child fails to receive love in its first year it doesn't flourish and is stagnated through the rest of his/her life.

Yes well said.Just hurts when I see so much destruction. Iam a optimist and hope someday things will improve for the better and large parts of the Amazon will be protected.Cant believe though how much damage we have done to it already

Saddened to see that greed and power are ruining our planet eg the Amazon being cut down for agriculture. What does the future hold? Will we ever live in a peaceful environment where man and nature naturally cohabit without us doing any more damage to the ecosystem