There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who
"love Nature" while deploring the "artificialities" with which
"Man has spoiled 'Nature.'" The obvious contradiction lies in
their choice of words, which imply that Man and his artifacts
are _not_ part of "Nature"-- but beavers and their dams _are_.
-- Robert A. Heinlein
-- Time Enough For Love
only to the extent which -- in chains, in dungeo in hidden
corners, in the cells of philosophers, in the shops of traders --
some men continued to think, only to that extent was humanity able
to survive ....