Modern anthropocentrism has paradoxically ended up prizing technical thought over reality, since \u201cthe technological mind sees nature as an insensate order, as a cold body of facts, as a mere \u2018given\u2019, as an object of utility, as raw material to be hammered into useful shape; it views the cosmos similarly as a mere \u2018space\u2019 into which objects can be thrown with complete indifference\u201d.<\/span>[92]<\/a>\u00a0The intrinsic dignity of the world is thus compromised. When human beings fail to find their true place in this world, they misunderstand themselves and end up acting against themselves: \u201cNot only has God given the earth to man, who must use it with respect for the original good purpose for which it was given, but, man too is God\u2019s gift to man. He must therefore respect the natural and moral structure with which he has been endowed\u201d.<\/span>[93]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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