Sarah Colby-Dobell Research Paper Writing 2010
Human Impact on Animals Through Religion in India
Humans have been interacting with other species on planet earth since we evolved from monkeys and became what we now classify ourselves as humans. Living on the same planet it would be impossible not to have interactions between humans and other animals. Every living and nonliving thing on the face of our earth lives in the biosphere, within that biosphere are many biomes, and within these biomes are ecosystems. All across the planet depending on where you live, you are part of an ecosystem, a functioning and cycling ecosystem. A single ecosystem on the earth is like a functioning part of the human body; the body needs all of its organs, systems …show more content…
The Hindu religion is greatly involved with animals. Animals represent many of the Hindu gods and goddess’s animals represent diodes and many animals are considered holy or sacred in the Hindu religion. Because such a large portion of the Country’s population is Hindu many of their laws overlap greatly with the beliefs derived from the Hindu religion. However these views and assumptions made on animals are not based on logic, facts or science. They have been developed over thousands of years of interpretation of scriptures and religious stories. Many people in India treat animals the way that their religion encourages them too. Whether these animals are treated more or less humanly because of the roles they play in religion varies from animal to animal, but the effect on the animals overall is great. In the modern day views on the capabilities of animals have changed greatly not just in the past centuries but in the past decades and years. As the scientific community delves deeper into the capabilities of animals and their functions in our ecosystems and biomes much of the worlds population has come to realize that animals have greater understanding and emotional intelligence than what was previously assumed through the eyes of religion. The right to practice and hold beliefs and values from whatever religion an individual practices is undeniable and this should never change, however, as the worlds understanding
Human Impact on Animals Through Religion in India
Humans have been interacting with other species on planet earth since we evolved from monkeys and became what we now classify ourselves as humans. Living on the same planet it would be impossible not to have interactions between humans and other animals. Every living and nonliving thing on the face of our earth lives in the biosphere, within that biosphere are many biomes, and within these biomes are ecosystems. All across the planet depending on where you live, you are part of an ecosystem, a functioning and cycling ecosystem. A single ecosystem on the earth is like a functioning part of the human body; the body needs all of its organs, systems …show more content…
The Hindu religion is greatly involved with animals. Animals represent many of the Hindu gods and goddess’s animals represent diodes and many animals are considered holy or sacred in the Hindu religion. Because such a large portion of the Country’s population is Hindu many of their laws overlap greatly with the beliefs derived from the Hindu religion. However these views and assumptions made on animals are not based on logic, facts or science. They have been developed over thousands of years of interpretation of scriptures and religious stories. Many people in India treat animals the way that their religion encourages them too. Whether these animals are treated more or less humanly because of the roles they play in religion varies from animal to animal, but the effect on the animals overall is great. In the modern day views on the capabilities of animals have changed greatly not just in the past centuries but in the past decades and years. As the scientific community delves deeper into the capabilities of animals and their functions in our ecosystems and biomes much of the worlds population has come to realize that animals have greater understanding and emotional intelligence than what was previously assumed through the eyes of religion. The right to practice and hold beliefs and values from whatever religion an individual practices is undeniable and this should never change, however, as the worlds understanding