Humans Disrespect Of Nature Has Brough On Covid-19

Image courtesy of Jeekc. CC BY 2.5. 

 Joel Kontinen 

We do not respect animals the way we should. This, according to Jane Goodall has brought the pandemic called Covid 19.

 "We basically brought this [pandemic] on ourselves by our disrespect of the natural world, forcing animals closer to people, making it easier for a pathogen to jump from an animal to a person," Goodall said in an interview with AFP. 

"Hopefully this pandemic has woken people up. We must develop a new relationship with the natural world." 

She began her study of chimpanzees in the 1960s in the Gombe forest of Tanzania. She made several revolutionary discoveries while observing the animals, including that chimpanzees make and use tools — a trait that was previously thought to be uniquely human. She is basically saying that chimpanzees might have a soul. 

In a seething attack on Neo-Darwinism, Michael Engor takes on the views of primatologist Jane Goodall on the topic of religious belief among apes:

She quotes what chimps are doing in the forest, as they drew rocks into the river.

However, Dr Engor has said his dog can to all the tricks.

The chimps shrine and the assumed evolution of religion assumed evolution of religion . 

 Source:

 Rettner, Rachael. 2021, Jane Goodall says humanity's 'disrespect of the natural world' brought on the pandemic Live Science 21 May.