This is one of Stephen Harrod Buhner's great insights: Because the scientific revolution occurred in the context of a religious [[Monoculture]], it was forced to adopt the Great Chain of Being hierarchy which placed man at the apex of creation. This was the only way it could be made compatible with the religious dogmas at the time. Scientists had to pick their fights, and chose not to challenge the Great Chain of Being. --- Connections: [[Human supremacy is the deepest causal layer of our metacrisis]]