http://bonsaiart.co.uk/ethics-history/bonsai-ethics The Art Of Bonsai Explored Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:39:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://bonsaiart.co.uk/ethics-history/bonsai-ethics/comment-page-1#comment-9 Vance Wood Sat, 05 May 2007 14:20:38 +0000 http://bonsaiart.co.uk/?p=27#comment-9 This question comes up from time to time and is typical of the political correctness thinking popular in some circles. Let me ask a similar question; Is it correct to mow your lawn to keep it short? Is it correct to harvest corn, soy beans, rice, potatoes and fruit? Shouldn't all of these things be able to live their lives unmolested by human activity? The real issue is not so much as to what is being done, nature dwarfs trees all of the time. The trees are adapted to deal with the issues of environment. The real issue is the condemnation of human activity. This question comes up from time to time and is typical of the political correctness thinking popular in some circles. Let me ask a similar question; Is it correct to mow your lawn to keep it short? Is it correct to harvest corn, soy beans, rice, potatoes and fruit? Shouldn’t all of these things be able to live their lives unmolested by human activity? The real issue is not so much as to what is being done, nature dwarfs trees all of the time. The trees are adapted to deal with the issues of environment. The real issue is the condemnation of human activity.

]]> http://bonsaiart.co.uk/ethics-history/bonsai-ethics/comment-page-1#comment-8 Laura Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:48:46 +0000 http://bonsaiart.co.uk/?p=27#comment-8 I agree - i think they are lovely! And besides we only chop them down in the forest, so they may be small but they are still alive. I agree – i think they are lovely! And besides we only chop them down in the forest, so they may be small but they are still alive.

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