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Worldviews

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Example of an imperialist worldview?

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Example of an imperialist worldview?

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Building a large dam to control a river, even if ecosystems are flooded.

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Control nature

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Example of a stewardship worldview?

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Setting fishing limits so fish stocks remain for the future.

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Care for future

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Example of a romantic worldview?

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Protecting a mountain because it is beautiful, not for money.

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Beauty

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Example of a utilitarian worldview?

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Protecting forests because they provide clean water to cities.

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Human benefit

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Example of animism?

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Taking only enough fish to feed the community and giving back to nature.

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Part of nature

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Example of human–nature dualism?

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Clearing forests because they exist mainly to provide timber.

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Separate

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Example of humans as part of nature?

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Protecting forests because damaging them also harms people.

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Connected

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Example of culture shaping a worldview?

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Seeing food waste as disrespectful because of cultural values.

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Culture

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Example of confirmation bias?

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A person accepts climate change evidence that supports their opinion but ignores data that challenges it.

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Selective info

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Example of per person vs total emissions debate?

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India has low emissions per person but high total emissions because of population size.

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Fairness vs impact

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