Animism is not a belief system, but a worldview: The world is a sacred place and we are part of it. The factuality of this statement is not the issue. To say that the world is a sacred place is to make a statement about values, not facts. It’s a statement about what you mean by ‘sacred,’ just as ‘Money can’t buy happiness’ is a statement about what you mean by ‘happiness.’ To put it all very simply, animism isn’t a belief system, it’s a value system.

It's the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It's seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can't watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor's tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health.

You shouldn't have to settle for rabbits if what you want is deer

TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person.

What's normal is for things to work. What's not normal is for things to fail.

We're straying from the path of salvation because we remember that we once belonged to the world and were content in that belonging.

[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its own expansion.