“The new paradigm may be called a holistic world view, seeing the world as an integrated whole rather than a dissociated collection of parts. It may also be called an ecological view, if the term "ecological" is used in a much broader and deeper sense than usual. Deep ecological awareness recognizes the fundamental interdependence of all phenomena and the fact that, as individuals and societies we are all embedded in (and ultimately dependent on) the cyclical process of nature.”
![“Faced with the widespread destruction of the environment, people everywhere are coming to understand that we cannot continue to use the goods of the earth as we have in the past ... [A] new ecological awareness is beginning to emerge which rather than being downplayed, ought to be encouraged to…” quote by Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/348/pope-john-paul-ii-485_awareness_faced-with-the-widespread-destruction-of_1733944.jpg)
![“Thinking ecologically does not mean reverting to a natural state... Such a state does not exist and never has. In [this] view, ecology should therefore distance itself from a naive belief in an originary natural situation. Dark Ecology thinks outside the modern divide between culture and nature.” quote by Arie Altena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5bb/arie-altena-220706_nature_thinking-ecologically-does-not-mean-reve_572836.jpg)
