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The rise of religious ecology. Robert Lackey
"Religious ecology" seeks to employ science to guide conservation policy to what nature "ought to be." This is in contrast to the assumed role of science as a means of informing policy makers about nature "as it is." In this episode of One Universe Two Books, Ian and Scott bring on Robert Lackey, Emeritus Professor of Fisheries and Conservation Biology at Oregon State University. Religious ecology is a means of sneaking values into policy discussions by clothing it in the garb of science. Science should rather be value-neutral in its advice to policy makers.
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