To what extent are religious teachings on the environment and the Gaia hypothesis compatible?

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  • To what extent are religious teachings on the environment and the Gaia hypothesis compatible?
    • Introduction
      • Earth self-regulating vs we need to look after
      • Anthropocentric vs biocentric - inherently incompatible
    • Francis of Assisi
      • When damaging environment, we are damaging God
      • Need to look after world
    • Natural law
      • Aquinas
        • "Animals subj. to man"
    • Gaia
      • Equilibirum maintained w/o humans
    • Conclusion
      • Compatible in terms of care for environment
      • Not as much in terms of human impt.

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