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Originally Posted by Aknaton
I believe we contract negative karma when we hurt or mistreat nature.
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We hurt and mistreat other living beings with every action we take. Our body is a battleground between so called 'good' and 'bad' bacteria (from our point of view at least). We build houses and other things upon the soil occupied by other living beings. We pretend this world belongs to us so we think we're entitled to destroy rainforests, harvest mines, and do everything we can to reduce the habitat of other animals. We systematically torture and slaughter billions of complex animals every year.
It is impossible to not hurt other living beings. It is however perfectly possible to (greatly) limit our impact.