The essence of our nature is to give birth, not to destroy. To create. We see this in the love of mother and child and in the love of artist for his … - Matthew Fox

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The essence of our nature is to give birth, not to destroy. To create. We see this in the love of mother and child and in the love of artist for his or her art. The dilemma is that the very powers we possess for creativity can just as easily become employed to destroy with.

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About Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox (born 1940) is an American Episcopal priest and theologian, ex-member of the Dominican Order.

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Birth Name: Timothy James Fox
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I am increasingly convinced that one of humankind's most grievous sins is our anthropocentrism. By cutting ourselves off from the rest of creation, we are left bereft of awe and wonder and therefore of reverence and gratitude. We violate our very beings, and we have nothing but trivia to teach our young.

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