Religious Reasons, Which Is No Reason. I

The Essence Of Dramatic Tragedy Is Not Unhappiness. It Resides In The Solemnity Of The Remorseless Working Of Things.

The Rational Man Finds That His Share Of The Cost Of The Wastes He Discharges Into The Commons Is Less Than The Cost Of Purifying His Wastes Before Releasing Them.

The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Describes The Family As The Natural And Fundamental Unit Of Society. It Follows That Any Choice And Decision With Regard To The Size Of The Family Must Irrevocably Rest With The Family Itself, And Cannot Be Made By Anyone Else.

However, I Think The Major Opposition To Ecology Has Deeper Roots Than Mere Economics; Ecology Threatens Widely Held Values So Fundamental That They Must Be Called Religious.

You Can Never Do Merely One Thing. The Law Applies To Any Action That Changes Something In A Complex System. The Point Is That An Action Taken To Alleviate A Problem Will Trigger Several Effects, Some Of Which May Offset Or Even Negate The One Intended.