Summary: Today we are talking about Nature as Ultimate Concern. This episode deals with nature as all that exists and as the ground for reverence and spirituality.<br> Don’t believe beyond the available light. Follow the evidence as far as it takes you and then stop. There have been millions of experiments, but there has never been a supernatural answer. Every single question we have asked nature, nature has responded with a nature answer. Eliminate God and the supernatural, what is your Ultimate Concern? Self, Humankind or Nature?<br> Nature should be our Ultimate Concern, because we are nature. Donald A. Crosby has written an excellent scholarly book about this entitled, A Religion of Nature.<br> So what do you call a philosophy whose Ultimate Concern is nature? I prefer to call it Spiritual Naturalism, but it is also known as Religious Naturalism or Sacred Naturalism. It really doesn’t matter what you call it.<br> Many Religious Humanists are Spiritual Naturalists. Nature is all that exists. Nature is the Something Greater Than Ourselves. Nature is Reality, therefore it is sacred and worthy of respect.<br> Nature is All-Powerful and Everywhere Present. It can serve as the basis for a spirituality and philosophy of life that is ethical, compassionate, and fulfilling.<br> Please Share the Podcast<br> <br> <a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnatureissacred.com%2F001-nature-ultimate-concern%2F&t=Nature%20as%20Ultimate%20Concern%20%13%20001&s=100&p%5Burl%5D=http%3A%2F%2Fnatureissacred.com%2F001-nature-ultimate-concern%2F&p%5Bimages%5D%5B0%5D=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.wp.com%2Fnatureissacred.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F07%2Fsummer-landscape-1500748_640.jpg%3Ffit%3D640%252C423&p%5Btitle%5D=Nature%20as%20Ultimate%20Concern%20%13%20001" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnatureissacred.com%2F001-nature-ultimate-concern%2F&text=Hey%2C%20check%20this%20podcast" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-google_plus nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Google+" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnatureissacred.com%2F001-nature-ultimate-concern%2F" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-reddit nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Reddit" href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnatureissacred.com%2F001-nature-ultimate-concern%2F&title=Nature%20as%20Ultimate%20Concern%20%13%20001" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Pin it with Pinterest" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnatureissacred.com%2F001-nature-ultimate-concern%2F&media=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.wp.com%2Fnatureissacred."></a>
