Geophobia ©:
In many ways the opposite of E.O. Wilson’s Biophilia, (the love of life or living things), Geophobia
describes an aversion to the earth and man’s relationship to the earth. Historically, Geophobia was most prevalent in
religious thought, wherein the earthly life represented pain and suffering, to be endured only until death brought relief
and entry into the eternal life of heavenly bliss (Christian version), or until enlightenment brought an end to repeated reincarnations
(Buddhist version).Traditional religious Geophobia is still widespread, though in modern urban society it has been largely
displaced by an aversion to rural life as well as an aversion to physical labor in general. There is sometimes an implicit
perception amongst geophobes that it is the destiny of humankind to evolve from a physical being into a intellectual being
and ultimately a purely spiritual entity. (Gr. Geo/earth + phobia/fear).
