When I was looking for an argument to challenge I found that I agreed with many of the statements presented by the authors. It was hard to find anything I didn't agree with. In my research, I chose to look again at Robert D. Kaplan's book, "The Coming Anarchy." The challenge we all face is that no matter how critical and analytical we try to view a reading, we all have our biases. My particular prejudice is that I cannot separate my worldview and its developments from my theology. In light of my theology, I struggled to find much with which I disagreed in Kaplan's writings. As I read Kaplan's arguments a second time, I took a closer look at his section on the environment titled "The Environment as a Hostile Power." Although several authors have addressed the environment, Kaplan has a much more assertive argument than the others. The title of the section conveys two concepts. The first concept is that the environment is an entity in its own right and can influence the actions of others. The second concept is that the environment in which the Soviet Union and Saddam's regime finds itself is an evil, hostile force that causes war. My disagreement with Kaplan begins with the very title of this section, not to mention his arguments presented in the section. I would say that I believe there are second and third order effects on how we care for the earth, but it is the depravity of man and not the environment that causes war. While my theology provides a basis for my disagreement with Kaplan, it is not my exclusive basis in this paper. My theology shapes and influences my worldview. As a chaplain, this should not be a surprise to anyone. Simply arguing a topic like the environment strictly from a scriptural or theological point of view would quickly lose broad consensus... amid paper shortages...... would inflame existing hatreds and influence power relations, in which now let's look. I would say that "whoever has the most toys wins". Man strives for control and power over those he can. He wants to have more toys and more influence. It might seem that the cause of future wars is about survival of the fittest and control over natural resources. The reality is that the wars of the future will be about the depravity of man and the desire to control his fellow man. Natural resources are nothing more than one of the reasons that those who go to war will use. If they didn't have this motive, they would seek another to control and have power over those around them. Works Cited Robert D. Kaplan, The Coming Anarchy: How Scarcity, Crime, Overpopulation, Tribalism, and Disease are Rapidly Destroying the Social Fabric of Our Planet.The Word of God