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Do animals have rights? Do trees? Do humans have an obligation to behave ethically ( 合乎道德地 ) to rivers? To rocks? Viruses? The entire planet? 动物有自己的权利吗？树有自己的权利吗？ 人类有 责任义务 尊重江河， 岩石， 病毒，以及整个地球万物吗？ As this century draws to a close , these are not merely questions for abstract philosophical debate but, as Roderick Frazier Nash points out in The Rights of Nature, issues of intense interest to theologians ( 神学家 ), lawyers, legislators and even scientists.