Then in more recent times came the invention of the automobile and digging for oil, both of which have contributed so enormously to contamination and sprawling development. Berry rightly blames scientists for not taking a stronger role in warning us what would happen. I would add, and I am sure he'd agree, an understanding of ecology, which is all about how the parts relate to one another and are in constant change. He notes that scientists such as Hubble, Planck and Einstein have shown how the universe transforms itself, a process that has shaped every animate being along the way. Every atom is immediately influencing every other atom of the universe.
Every particle is connected to every other particle, every galaxy to every other galaxy.
It forms the basis for his concept of bonding and love in the universe. Sacrifice and compassion are experienced by the universe, not just individuals. The universe's compassion lies in the way it provides for our needs and solaces our pain. The careful intelligence behind the fashioning of all, past and present. Yet countless species have been sacrificed as it has gone through its crises.