Topic > Analysis of the sacred balance: rediscovering our place...

With the name “superspecies” we try to change the characteristics of the world and control nature with science. With science, a lot of technology has been invented to support people's demand for products. Without anticipating the negative consequences, sometimes the invention causes more damage than it will cause later. In 1930, DDT used to kill insects was discovered by Paul Mueller, who worked for the Geigy chemical company in Switzerland. For this reason, the benefits deriving from the use of DDT immediately appeared evident (65). Years later, the incredible side effect of using DDT was discovered. As biologists studied the decline of eagles and hawks, they discovered the previously known phenomenon of “biomagnification,” whose compounds accumulate as they are ingested up the food chain (67). The DDT phenomenon demonstrates that thinking like science only means understanding the world in separate pieces. It is the lack of understanding of the rhythms, patterns and cycles of nature. Therefore, we must think beyond science to see the connections between us and nature because in reality this world is the world of