[eaglebeak]

"We have got to share this planet with the other living creatures, and sharing means not merely preserving them in zoos or National Parks, but setting aside huge areas. Whole regions perhaps that will be free of human interference. Ideally, I would like to see certain large areas of the planet set off-limits to human entry of any kind, even aerial over flights." -Edward Abbey-Deep Ecology for the 21st Century: The Natural Wonder: An Ecocentric World View. New Dimensions Radio, 1998.

What is offensive about this? There's nothing offensive about this. It is about stewardship and responsibility. Teddy Roosevelt was of the same mind, for pete's sake. Have you been listening to too much talk radio?

[editor-surveyor]

"What is offensive about this?"

Everything. - Do you ever read God's word? - Every word ever uttered by Murderer/Saboteur Ed Abbey is in total opposition to God's commandments.

"...Ideally, I would like to see certain large areas of the planet set off-limits to human entry of any kind, even aerial over flights."

Is this how man would "subdue" the Earth, as God commanded?

[Black Agnes]

He isn't talking about 'stewardship and responsibility', he's talking about vast 'human free' zones. No part of this planet (excepting antarctica perhaps) has been 'human free' for 15K years at least. That's just insane. The next question is what is he planning on doing with the humans already there? No overflights? Is this sacred land (actually to him, it would be). He isn't talking 'national forest' type reserves here.