Some suggest that we should re-symbolize, as Mother Earth, the mystery and complexity of nature on which we depend; and that this should replace the way monotheism related all forces, natural and supernatural, to the Sky Father. (religion-online.org)
A much - needed corrective to our sanitized, human - centric view of animals as machines or as pets that can be trained to perform stupid tricks, Wesley the Owl reasserts the powerful and sometimes icky otherworldliness and breathtaking complexity of nature. (bookbrowse.com)
Nonetheless, given the overwhelming complexity of nature, Dr. Venter added, «we're better off trying to preserve the diversity of what we have rather than trying to regenerate it in the future.» (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)