If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature, and make it obey.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If nature opposes human goals, humanity will fight to force it to obey.
- In plain terms
- Humans will conquer nature if it stands in their way.
- What can you take from it?
- Human determination seeks to master natural obstacles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should humanity obey nature or command it?
- What natural limits should remain unbroken?
Another view
Assuming nature can be fully obeyed ignores ecological limits and consequences of domination.
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