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Also, earth is neither good nor bad. It is just another part of the universe
If you believe earth is conscious then you could then say that it is good or bad as if it were a person. I don't though. So I won't.
It's wonderful yet terrifying all at once. Not something I would want to connect with my own mother, but perhaps the ancient people had different child rearing practices that meant people associated their mother with something nurturing, violent and abusive.
Why would you call something that has earthquakes, tornados, volcanoes, storms, lightning, mudslides a "mother"?
Yeah, it goes back to child rearing practices.
originally posted by: OrphanApology
a reply to: Wifibrains
You should really read thoroughly the posts I made.
I never said the earth was just one system or that it doesn't include many different ecosystems.
I am not sure at this point if you are just arguing for arguments sake or if you're genuinely confused.
Either way, I normally stop responding in conversations when they start heading toward a "loop". If you have any additional information to add let me know.
have a good one
originally posted by: OrphanApology
a reply to: Wifibrains
I was explaining how the title of "mother" might have been applied to the earth and why.
Why would ancient people apply "mother" to something such as the earth, which at the time they would have thought everything belonged to rather than imagining it as an ecosystem of different elements functioning at the same time?
If I didn't explain my meaning properly, I apologize. You seem very confused by the point I was trying to explain so let me try again:
The earth is a place where life is nurtured but everything about life on earth can be violent and chaotic at times. It can be lovely, it can be inspiring(this is all of course from the human perspective), but again it is filled with both terror and wonder. So WHY would an ancient people apply the title of "mother" to such a thing? Well it would make sense that their mothers while nurturing probably had attributes that weren't always so lovely. Why would you call something that has earthquakes, tornados, volcanoes, storms, lightning, mudslides a "mother"?