"Nothing in the nature around us is evil. This needs to be repeated since one of the human ways of talking oneself into inhuman acts is to cite the supposed cruelty of nature"

John Berger's quote is a suggestion that humans can dedicating acts of cruelty and violence that are not discovered in nature. He suggests that humans typically use nature as a reason for their own inhuman acts, mentioning the supposed cruelty of nature as justification. Nevertheless, Berger argues that nothing in nature is naturally evil, and that people are the only ones capable of such acts. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing this difference, and of not enabling ourselves to be misguided into thinking that nature is cruel. By recognizing that people are the only ones efficient in such acts, we can take obligation for our own actions and make every effort to be more humane.