Biophilia really is quite an unfortunate sounding word. If I may - ‘bio’ sounds very... organic, but also a bit limited to the physical. If we were to instead consider the metaphysical so it can expand to include the spiritual, the divine, the awe... does ‘awephilia’ sounds better? Or does it make you think of Hamlet? Or does it sound too much like ’awful’?
Can I entertain both germ and terrain theory for a hot second? Yes, it’s important to keep the aquarium clean, but if non-living organisms sometime enter our bodies and animate to give us an update, can’t that be true as well? Instead of looking at a virus as something to be afraid of, maybe it’s completely necessary, who are we to question the intelligent design that keeps evolving and getting smarter?
Biophilia. Yep, that's me, the Druid that loves me some trees. 😁 I love nature, except when it's hot. Good natured nature when it's cold or at least below 70F. --- There's not much better than a walk through the woods.
Good natured nature indeed! As much as i love the challenge, rawness and aridness of Australian bushland, my spirit feels drawn to the greenness and mystery of Northern European landscapes, and particularly forests.
Biophilia really is quite an unfortunate sounding word. If I may - ‘bio’ sounds very... organic, but also a bit limited to the physical. If we were to instead consider the metaphysical so it can expand to include the spiritual, the divine, the awe... does ‘awephilia’ sounds better? Or does it make you think of Hamlet? Or does it sound too much like ’awful’?
Can I entertain both germ and terrain theory for a hot second? Yes, it’s important to keep the aquarium clean, but if non-living organisms sometime enter our bodies and animate to give us an update, can’t that be true as well? Instead of looking at a virus as something to be afraid of, maybe it’s completely necessary, who are we to question the intelligent design that keeps evolving and getting smarter?
Awephilia could be a nice resurrection of 'awful', given its connotation based on its original etymology has been completely inverted. I like it.
And yes, I agree that "viruses" can initiate what we call sickness, which is actually our detox process. Zach Bush describes them as software updates.
Biophilia. Yep, that's me, the Druid that loves me some trees. 😁 I love nature, except when it's hot. Good natured nature when it's cold or at least below 70F. --- There's not much better than a walk through the woods.
Good natured nature indeed! As much as i love the challenge, rawness and aridness of Australian bushland, my spirit feels drawn to the greenness and mystery of Northern European landscapes, and particularly forests.
🙌 I couldn't live where it's brown, dry and hot all the time. That's not real living, to me.