... and the spiritual world is important. -Seventh, human beings are least important in the world. These key principles are largely ignored in western culture, particularly the seventh which puts humans on the bottom of the environmental ladder. Western culture, particularly western religious culture does not always agree with this seventh principle. Christian and Jewish (among others) belief system often put humans ... undermined the cultural belief that land is sacred and equal among all. Many sacred areas have been mined and developed or have been earmarked for future mining and/or develo...

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... theory and alternative resources containing explanation of the theory, its views and issues should be consulted as the article barely touches on the evidence in support of the Big Bang theory. Resource 3 Colin, Ronan, 1997, The Universe Explained, Ken Fin Books, Australia. The Universe Explained, written by Colin Ronan, is a highly useful resource as it uses familiar examples from our everyday lives ... which interweave description and explanation to reveal the formation, evolution and function of each aspect of the universe. A final section, "How the Universe Works" pulls the strands t...

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