« How MultiEarth Religion Distorts Nature's True Purpose »

In the MultiEarth worldview, the evolutionary processes of creation reached their climax with the advent of the human being. We humans are the apex, and all of creation is there to serve us. Whatever parts of creation do not serve The Market and its corporations have little value. “Usefulness” is the operative word when deciding the value of nature. No matter how beautiful a natural setting may be, unless it can be developed, mined, or somehow improved for human use, it has no value. Rock formations are just rocks unless they contain seams of coal or hold uranium, copper, oil, natural gas, or gold.

The wildness of nature is a foe of civilization and Progress unless it can be tamed for use by humans. Conservation of nature and species is handled through parks, preserves, and other protected areas so that the rest is freed for development and use by the agencies of The Market.

In MultiEarth economic religion, the most important legacy of human civilization belongs to Progress, improving what nature has given us. The Market makes Earth’s evolutionary creation story secondary and subservient to the ascent of humans and the advance of human history. The creation story functions as a backdrop to the civilization story which is front and center. Creation is not regarded as the significant story shaping the present and future; it is not the primary story that reshapes, limits, and finally decides what civilization can do. Instead, we humans became the premiere creators as we allied with the powers of The Market.

What other distortions are you aware of?