Actually, this reminds me a lot of why the Judeo/Christian/Islamic faiths fail, whereas older or more intuitive systems avoid the pitfalls of the monotheisms. Because the monotheisms state the very obvious, whilst turning to the crowd and proclaiming "Isn't what I just said so amazing?", when it is not - it is obvious. Of course nature is glorious, and all cultures are aware of this truism; you get to die very quickly if you have a poor environment. Yet the monos substitute the greatness of nature with the interpretational symbolism of God. And with interpretation comes the duality of misinterpretation:
1-"Here is nature - it is good."
2-"Yes, very good."
1-"It is good, because my God created it - for me."
2-"That is a lie - if anything, this nature is for me."
1-"Mine."
2-"Mine."
1-"Well if I can't have it, then no-one can"
"KABOOM"
Whereas the older, dead ways were a simple statement of fact, with no extrapolation into the empty realm of the possessive confidence trickster:
1-"Here is nature - it is good."
2-"Yes, very good."
1-"....."
2-"....."
*sound of insects above a babbling brook*