The 4th COMEST Ethics Of Science and Technology Inspired by Spiritual Maturity Chamniern Paul Vorratnchaiphan Thailand Environment Institute chamniern@tei.or.th
Three snapshots: Three snapshots: Kyoto Protocol The World Summit on Sustainable Development The Millenium Development Goals
Earth, Our Home…. The Protection of Earth’s vitality, diversity, and beauty is a scared trust To realize these aspirations, we must decide to live with a sense of universal responsibility, identifying ourselves with the whole Earth community as well as our local communities
Respect Earth and life in all its diversity, Care for the community of life with understanding, compassion, and love, Eradicate poverty as an ethical, social, environmental imperative, This requires a change of mind and heart.
Failures Failures Instrumental Value Theories Economic instruments Political Economy of decision making
THESE ARE NOT strong enough to protect nature from human induced destruction
Environmental Ethics characterise environmental predicaments a crisis of culture and character What is the cause ?? What is the answer/way out ?? Deep Ecology = Intrinsic Values Shallow Ecology = Anthropocentric
Failures Spirituality Spirituality Goes beyond scientific, technological, financial and environmental framework towards an awareness of the oneness of all life, the interdependence of multiple manifestations and its cycles of change and transformation Deep Ecological Awareness is Spiritual Awareness
Failures Spirituality Spirituality Spiritual Tradition Is a mode of consciousness in which individual and community fells connected to the cosmos, a part of the whole, not a master. No single phenomenon can fully explained.
Northern region Lanna Kingdom Hill Tribes Animism Buddhism Forest River Land
Destruction of the spirit and the living Livelihood from nature Destruction of the spirit and the living
Respect Gratitude Kalayamamitra
Ordination
Restraining from bad deeds Respect Kindness
Spirituality Maturity Science & Technology
Sustainable Development In Style of ..Integration and Balance inspired by Spiritual Maturity