After reading the Introduction and "Part 1"(pp. xiii-78) of Bill McKibben's The End of Nature, respond to the following questions. Response should be around 500 words. Please amplify your points by drawing from the text for evidence and examples as you formulate your thoughts.
As you read McKibben's book, consider the significance of his title "The End of Nature." What does he mean by this phrase? Consider how global warming forces us to revise our conventional ideas about gradual ecological change and the immensity of the planet. How does global warming pose a temporal and spatial challenge to our traditional world view, according to McKibben? In what way is global warming linked to a problem of the human ego, and in what sense have humans become like gods? Lastly, how have our understanding of God and nature changed in a modern age since we initiated the greenhouse effect?