1. We are approaching the limit of the number of people the Earth can support. *
Yes
No
2. Humans have the right to modify the natural environment to suit their needs. *
Yes
No
3. When humans interfere with nature it often produces disastrous consequences. *
Yes
No
4. Human ingenuity will insure that we do not make the Earth unlivable. *
Yes
No
5. Humans are seriously abusing the environment. *
Yes
No
6. The Earth has plenty of natural resources if we just learn how to develop them. *
Yes
No
7. Plants and animals have as much right as humans to exist *
Yes
No
8. The balance of nature is strong enough to cope with the impacts of modern industrial nations. *
Yes
No
9. Despite our special abilities, humans are still subject to the laws of nature. *
Yes
No
10. The so-called “ecological crisis” facing humankind has been greatly exaggerated. *
Yes
No
11. The Earth is like a spaceship with very limited room and resources. *
Yes
No
12. Humans were meant to rule over the rest of nature. *
Yes
No
13. The balance of nature is very delicate and easily upset. *
Yes
No
14. Humans will eventually learn enough about how nature works to be able to control it. *
Yes
No
15. If things continue on their present course, we will soon experience a major ecological catastrophe. *
Yes
No