--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The problem is this: nature has assembled…" description: "\"“The problem is this: nature has assembled all these species on this planet. The human species is no more important than any other species on this plan..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/u-g-krishnamurti-11391_human_the-problem-is-this-nature-has-assembled_2602724.jpg" --- # The problem is this: nature has assembled all these… ![“The problem is this: nature has assembled all these species on this planet. The human species is no more important than any other species on this planet. For some reason, man accorded himself a superior place in this scheme of things. He thinks that he is created for some grander purpose than, if…” quote by U.G. Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/u-g-krishnamurti-11391_human_the-problem-is-this-nature-has-assembled_2602724.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/u-g-krishnamurti-11391_human_the-problem-is-this-nature-has-assembled_2602724.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/u-g-krishnamurti-11391_human_the-problem-is-this-nature-has-assembled_2602724.jpg) > ““The problem is this: nature has assembled all these species on this planet. The human species is no more important than any other species on this planet. For some reason, man accorded himself a superior place in this scheme of things. He thinks that he is created for some grander purpose than, if I could give a crude example, the mosquito that is sucking his blood. What is responsible for this is the value system that we have created. And the value system has come out of the religious thinking of man. Man has created religion because it gives him a cover. This demand to fulfill himself, to seek something out there was made imperative because of this self-consciousness in you which occurred somewhere along the line of the evolutionary process. Man separated himself from the totality of nature.”” [U.G. Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/u-g-krishnamurti/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Human superiority myths stem from religious value systems separating us from nature. **In simple terms:** Religion creates a false sense of human superiority. Key Takeaway Question imposed hierarchies. Themes anthropocentrism religion ecology self‑consciousness Mood thought‑provoking critical Type philosophical environmental When to use this quote - environmental policy - education reform - spiritual practice - community building Key Concepts philosophy environmental ethics evolutionary psychology Questions to Reflect On - How can we reframe human‑nature relations? - What alternatives to religious hierarchy exist? 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