[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fAJcRvHhKIt9cuStggRs_y8_0bKbsOqraiBji1LcYooQ":3},{"post":4,"html":9},{"title":5,"author":6,"excerpt":7,"publishedAt":8},"Para Raksasa yang Tumbang: Mengapa Hutan-Hutan Purba Dimusnahkan",null,"Dunia sudah lupa seperti apa rupa hutan yang sesungguhnya. Melacak jejak pohon-pohon raksasa dari Epos Gilgamesh, Yggdrasil, hingga Wawona — esai ini menelusuri mengapa hutan-hutan purba dimusnahkan: bukan sekadar kayu, melainkan pemutusan jembatan antara manusia dan yang sakral.","2026-07-23T01:24:03.202Z","\u003Ch1>Para Raksasa yang Tumbang: Mengapa Hutan-Hutan Purba Dimusnahkan\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Esai ini disusun dari transkrip video \u003Cstrong>"Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees?"\u003C\u002Fstrong> kanal Tales Of The Olde World, diolah melalui korpus Indokorpus.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>Dunia sudah lupa seperti apa rupa hutan yang sesungguhnya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>a lot of people don't realize this but the world used to be filled with extremely large trees that were much bigger than most of what we have today and it's not that trees lost this ability if the forest we have today were allowed to grow undisturbed for thousands of years or so we would see these giant trees return a lot of types of trees given the right circumstances will grow to huge proportions but the conditions have to be perfect take the Redwood for example their range used to extend down into Mexico and as far north as British Columbia and Alaska but if you plant it anywhere but its specific native conditions it will grow but it won't reach nearly as big as they do in California these Redwood and Giants aoya might be the very last of the giant trees other than a few other pockets of slightly smaller trees dotted across the world but what happened to all the rest why are there almost no more giant forests when there used to be so many Europeans first arrived in North America when it was filled with these giant trees and there's a lot of other areas that used to have Giants of their own Europe the British Isles Lebanon North Africa and many other places still house some remaining Giants outside of the California Redwoods Tasmania has eucalyptus trees over 300 feet tall as do some parts of Mainland Australia there's a 275t tall Spruce in the Himalayan region\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=6s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (0:06)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Ini bukan hiperbola. Jika hutan modern dibiarkan tumbuh tanpa gangguan selama ribuan tahun, pohon-pohon raksasa itu bisa kembali. Tapi kondisinya harus sempurna. Redwood Pesisir yang sekarang cuma tumbuh di segelintir kantong California dulunya membentang dari Meksiko sampai Alaska. Redwood tertinggi hari ini mencapai 380 kaki (116 meter), berusia 700–800 tahun. Ilmuwan memperkirakan mereka secara teori bisa menyentuh 425 kaki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namun Redwood bukan satu-satunya. Di seluruh dunia, sisa-sisa raksasa masih berdiri:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>of India Brazil has a native tree called angelim Vero the tallest of which is 290 ft Borneo Malaysia has the tallest tropical tree reaching up to 330 ft the tallest Norway spruce is in slovania reaching 220 ft the Sitka Spruce is the tallest in Canada reaching 322 ft and there's also the giant cypress in Taiwan reaching 266 ft by comparison though the tallest Redwood is 380 ft tall estimated between 700 and 800 years old but scientists say given enough time these trees could in theory reach up to 425 ft given current conditions on Earth and other species have this potential to grow that big as well such as certain cypr species as well as Spruce Douglas fur mountain ash eucalyptus and others could get pretty close but conditions need to be perfect and these trees I mentioned that still exist are only small remnants of what used to be all these areas and more were covered with Giants and to figure out why they were destroyed we need to look to the oldest known story in human history in the Epic of Gilgamesh which was found underground in ancient libraries of clay tablets written in CIA form we're told Gilgamesh defeated the guardian of the great Cedar Forest believed to have been in Lebanon hum Baba sent to the forest to guard its\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=94s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (1:34)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Semua ini hanyalah remah-remah dari apa yang dulu ada. Untuk memahami ke mana perginya para raksasa, kita harus membuka kisah tertua dalam sejarah manusia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Gilgamesh dan Pemutusan Pertama\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Epos Gilgamesh, ditemukan di perpustakaan tanah liat Mesopotamia kuno, menceritakan bagaimana sang raja semi-ilahi pergi ke Hutan Cedar Lebanon. Hutan itu dijaga oleh Humbaba, raksasa yang ditugaskan dewa Enlil. Pohon-pohonnya digambarkan "cukup tinggi untuk menampung raksasa."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>massive trees by the god en Lil a forest that is almost completely gone today with the tallest trees only reaching about 150 ft however in ancient times the climate in the region was much more favorable making the forest massive and the trees colossal they're described in the Epic of Gilgamesh as tall enough to house a giant with deep shade and awe inspiring grandeur and gilgames and enidu went through the forest and picked out the largest and most significant trees to cut down likely using them for Building Material in their Kingdom of Uruk but why the story doesn't give a reason but it's implied this act is a sort of show of power to the gods a challenge saying that man can overcome the gods or at least a man such as Gilgamesh may rise up and be equal with the gods a challenge similar to the later story of nimrod in the Tower of Babel this was a common theme across many mythologies these forests were seen as bridges in many cases between the realm of the Gods and the realm of man that's why the God and liil wanted so badly to guard it he sent the most fear giant these forests in many cases were places the gods could interact with man many of the Gods across multiple cultures were said to live in forests as did many other creatures some of them not so benevolent in many cultures demons lived in the\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=184s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (3:04)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Gilgamesh dan Enkidu memilih pohon-pohon terbesar dan paling penting untuk ditebang. Kisah ini tak memberi alasan eksplisit — tapi tindakan ini jelas merupakan unjuk kekuasaan, sebuah deklarasi bahwa manusia bisa naik dan setara dengan para dewa. Tema yang bergema kemudian dalam kisah Nimrod dan Menara Babel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Hutan sebagai Jembatan Antardunia\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Di hampir setiap budaya kuno, hutan raksasa bukan sekadar ekosistem. Mereka adalah jembatan antara alam ilahi dan alam manusia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>forests Japan for example the tangu live in the forests and prey upon man but when you think about it this makes a lot of sense on the surface forests are dark and mysterious and anything can be lurking around the corner especially with giant sized tree trunks everywhere Bandits Predators animals and even possible Cryptids could have existed in these ancient forests but also these were places you would find Sacred psychoactive of herbs and mushrooms they still do this in the Amazon The iasa Vine and the accompanying DMT containing plants are cultivated deep in the Amazon jungle the vine growing up and down these giant trees and the plant growing in its shade not only that but anybody who hunts mushrooms knows the best place to do so is in the forest mushrooms thrive on shade moisture and dying plant material falling from the canopy not only that but the red rarest most potent and most unique forms of mushrooms grow only in Old growth forests and these rare old growth mushrooms have the potential to cure things like cancer and other diseases as well as contain psychoactive compounds in one case in northern Europe Shaman consumed mushrooms known as amonita muscaria the one that looks like the Super Mario mushroom or Santa Claus and they've done so for thousands of years and the old stories tell of crazy mind-bending spiritual Journeys that the\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=272s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (4:32)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Tapi hutan bukan hanya tempat gelap dan berbahaya. Di Amazon, tanaman ayahuasca tumbuh melilit pohon-pohon raksasa, sementara tanaman mengandung DMT tumbuh di bawah naungannya. Pemburu jamur tahu tempat terbaik mencari jamur adalah di hutan tua — tempat lembab, teduh, dengan material tanaman membusuk yang jatuh dari kanopi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lalu ada \u003Cem>Amanita muscaria\u003C\u002Fem>, jamur merah-putih dari dongeng. Dukun-dukun Eropa utara mengonsumsinya selama ribuan tahun untuk perjalanan spiritual. Tapi pengguna modern melaporkan efeknya sangat ringan — "tak lebih psikoaktif dari beberapa gelas alkohol." Mengapa?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>shamans would embark on using these mushrooms however people today report that the experience from these mushrooms is actually very mild and no more psychoactive than a few drinks of alcohol and many have theorized as to why this is one idea is that the old shamans knew how to pick these mushrooms in the exact spots the exact conditions and the season to maximize their potency this may be true but I think it goes further you see unlike most mushrooms amonita mascaria live in perfect symbiosis with its host it does not need to feed off rotting trees like some mushrooms but it lives with the trees assisting its growth and defense systems through micro risal fungi these are the communication systems plants use with each other they can even transport nutrients to each other in the forest through these mushroom root systems called micro risal fungi so I think it's possible when these Forest were much older and much larger and much healthier these amonita mascaria mushrooms grew alongside these giant trees and were much much more potent possibly even grow into much larger sizes themselves so is this picture as to why these trees have been destroyed becoming clear Gilgamesh wanted not only to show the gods his power but he wanted to sever the bridge between the spirit world and ours at least that's what these ancient\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=362s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (6:02)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Teori narator lebih dalam: \u003Cem>Amanita muscaria\u003C\u002Fem> hidup dalam simbiosis sempurna dengan pohon inangnya — bukan memakan kayu mati, melainkan hidup bersama pohon, membantu pertumbuhan dan sistem pertahanan melalui jaringan mikoriza. Ketika hutan jauh lebih tua, lebih besar, dan lebih sehat, jamur-jamur ini mungkin jauh lebih kuat — bahkan tumbuh dalam ukuran yang lebih besar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Pohon Kosmik: Satu Motif, Seribu Budaya\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Konsep \u003Cstrong>Pohon Kosmik\u003C\u002Fstrong> — pohon yang begitu besar sehingga akarnya menembus kedalaman bumi dan cabang-cabangnya mencapai langit — muncul di hampir setiap peradaban:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>stories tend to say in many cultures we have something called The Cosmic tree or world tree we find this in the Hindu and Jane mythology with the cosmic Banyon tree igil in the\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=446s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (7:26)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>Scandinavian the Saba Tree in Mayan mythology the N Tree in Egyptian the cosmic mango tree in Philippine mythology and there's others I missed as well this tree was seen as so large it reached down into the depths of earth and its branches could be seen in the sky connecting the Heavens to the Earth but often it was also seen as having a physical representation being an actual real tree as well igil for example with its Germanic equivalent eril was said to be the largest tree in Europe and it was where Odin or won and the German hung himself to visit the spiritual realm and gain insight later Charlamagne was said to have destroyed the sacred tree during the Saxon Wars as a show of power of Christianity over paganism in Hindu and Buddhist traditions we find stories of the jamboo tree it's said to be located south of the Sacred Mount Maru the central axis of Earth according to Buddhist cosmology this area where the tree grows is considered very sacred a place where its inhabitants have reached Enlightenment the trees is described as so large it shade can cover entire region and its fruits are as large as elephants often times falling into rivers and dying them purple and making them flow with sweet juice in fact it's believed that before Buddha meditated under the Fig Tree where he reached Enlightenment he first meditated under the jamboo tree in Mesopotamian traditions we find\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=470s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (7:50)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Yggdrasil (atau \u003Cem>Irminsul\u003C\u002Fem> versi Jermannya) dikatakan sebagai pohon terbesar di Eropa. Odin bergantung di sana untuk mengunjungi alam spiritual dan memperoleh wawasan tentang rahasia kematian. Kemudian, Charlemagne menghancurkannya selama Perang Saxon — sebagai unjuk kekuasaan Kekristenan atas paganisme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>the hulao tree in one version the goddess enana or Ishtar found the hulao tree growing on the banks of the Euphrates river and was so impressed by its magnificence and size she transplanted It To Her Sacred Garden in uko there the tree grew much larger but over time it became Infested by various creatures a serpent at its base a bird in its branches and the demoness Lilith in its trunk enana seeks the help of Gilgamesh who comes to her Aid and drives the creature away allowing the tree to be used to craft Sac objects like her throne and bed there's also a story in Javan Legend about the OAS tree or tree of death this was a giant tree said to grow in the tropical regions on a certain Island however the trees were highly poisonous and would not only take out anyone who tried to collect its sap but would also render the entire land they inhabit Barren of all other species of plants the OAS tree Legend became very popular among early European explorers to the region in Chinese mythology we have the sacred Fong tree which was said to be be a giant-sized tree that grew on the sacred island of the eight Immortals located somewhere to the east of China this island was said to have huge mountains on it with the golden temples of the Immortals at top them it's described as tall and radiant with branches reaching to the heavens and it's located where the sun rises\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=560s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (9:20)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Di Tiongkok, pohon Fusang berdiri di pulau sakral Delapan Dewa, tempat manusia mempraktikkan Taoisme asli dan mencapai keabadian. Suku Aztec punya Pohon Matahari dan Bulan. Suku Miwok di Yosemite merawat pohon Wawona — sequoia raksasa sungguhan yang terowongannya diukir untuk atraksi turis, lalu tumbang karena kebakaran tahun 1969:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>stories symbolizing the connection between the people and their environment sadly the waa tree was damaged by fire and fell in 1969 severing the ties between the spirit world and our world in the eyes of many natives further north an Inuit mythology a creature known as G Scout a giant figure is said to have used a gigantic tree for a spear during his battles while the stories of gcop vary some describe the tree he wielded as being of incredible size stretching across entire Landscapes and symbolizing his immense power the tree gcop used describes as being larger than most trees in the natural world and then of course we have the many stories of the Tree of Life some of which overlap with these trees mentioned in the Greek myths the tree of life is the golden apple tree located on the island of hisari far beyond the known world only accessible to gods and their descendants guarded by Leon the terrible sea serpent in the Bible there's a similar story The Garden of Eden has two trees that are not known to man kind currently the tree of life and the tree of knowledge in the story after Adam and Eve disobey God's command not to eat from the Tree of knowledge they are banished from the garden leaving an angel Guardian to keep man from entering and to keep us from the Tree of Life similar to how Baba guards the cedar forest in the Epic of\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=739s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (12:19)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>gilgames and the Chinese even say a sea monster guards the sacred island of the Fong tree some have theorized that this sacred land at the end of the world was Amer America and the trees these stories were referring to were not only the Redwoods and the Seas but also the giant cypress Giant Oaks giant Chestnut and Elm that were growing here when Europeans arrived huge trees the size of which is unmatched by all but the last remaining redwoods but they were ordered all to be removed despite ancient knowledge of these trees being extremely important to the health of the forest instead of sacred areas where Gods inhabited and rare medicinal plants and mushrooms grew they were seen as something to be conquered much like Gilgamesh saw the Lebanon Cedar Forest the giant trees are the ultimate expression of gods or the God's power on Earth and became a major symbol of paganism and animism because these trees were very much alive and fueled the forest sending nutrients through the fungi connecting to the plants around it growing things like iasa Vine and magic mushrooms around it it really seemed like these trees were inhabited by some kind of God or Spirit if anything in the environment was alive other than animals and man it was these giant trees living for thousands of years and contributing to the health of the entire Forest around them rituals would be done at these sacred giant trees and special care was taken of them before the Europeans\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=829s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (13:49)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Pola yang sama terlihat dalam Alkitab: Taman Eden punya Pohon Kehidupan dan Pohon Pengetahuan, dijaga malaikat dengan pedang menyala setelah Adam dan Hawa diusir — paralel langsung dengan Humbaba menjaga Hutan Cedar, ular laut \u003Cem>Ladon\u003C\u002Fem> menjaga pohon apel emas Hesperides, dan monster laut menjaga pulau Fusang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Mengapa Mereka Ditebang?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>arrived luckily the last remnants of these still exist in California but if you've never gotten to go over there and see them I'd recommend adding it to your bucket list pictures do them no Justice the trees are as tall as skyscrapers and make you feel the power of God and nature the fact that something can live so long and grow so big is incredible several Redwood forests in California are also petrified in stone so there's huge expanses of forest with giant ancient trees turned to stone pretty amazing to see in person you feel like you're in some kind of fairy tale world now imagine much of the world is covered in those that's what Earth was like thousands of years ago at least the forested regions it changes our whole perspective on Forest dwelling cultures and could change the way many plants and mushrooms grew even the wood from these old growth trees is much denser and stronger than normal would so maybe the destruction of these forests was only because of the expansion of our modern worlds or maybe someone had an agenda to sever our connection to these sacred spaces and take away our access to the medicinal qualities these trees provide in turn making us weaker and less spiritually Adept I wonder if the Buddha still would have reached Enlightenment if he had not had the sacred fig tree or jamboo tree to meditate under or if Odin would not have seen the secrets of death in the\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=918s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (15:18)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Di sinilah pertanyaan kunci diajukan. Kayu dari pohon hutan tua jauh lebih padat dan kuat dari kayu biasa. Kapal-kapal Fenisia membawa kayu khusus dari negeri misterius bernama Ofir untuk membangun Bait Salomo — kayu yang dianggap layak menampung Tabut Perjanjian. Orang Eropa yang tiba di Amerika Utara menemukan pohon ek, kastanye, dan elm raksasa yang tak tertandingi ukurannya, dan menebang semuanya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tapi apakah ini semata-mata ekspansi peradaban? Atau ada sesuatu yang lebih gelap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Dua Teori, Satu Luka\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Teori pertama: \u003Cstrong>material.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Peradaban butuh kayu. Gilgamesh sendiri mungkin menggunakan cedar Lebanon untuk membangun Uruk. Ini logis, tapi tak sepenuhnya menjelaskan mengapa hampir \u003Cem>setiap\u003C\u002Fem> hutan raksasa di \u003Cem>setiap\u003C\u002Fem> benua dihancurkan — sering kali persis setelah kontak dengan kekaisaran monoteistik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teori kedua: \u003Cstrong>pemutusan yang disengaja.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Polanya konsisten. Gilgamesh menebang Hutan Cedar sebagai tantangan kepada para dewa. Charlemagne menghancurkan Irminsul sebagai unjuk kekuasaan Kristen atas paganisme. Kolonial Eropa di Amerika memerintahkan pohon-pohon raksasa kuno disingkirkan meskipun penduduk asli telah lama memahami pentingnya pohon-pohon itu bagi kesehatan hutan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"quote\">\u003Cp>universe if he had not been able to hang himself from the giant iGrill tree or if the Temple of Solomon would not have been worthy of housing the Ark of the Covenant without the special wood brought by The Phoenician ships from an unknown land called ofir in the\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ccite>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=tDdFEjZ2c_s&t=1007s\">Why Did They Cut Down All The Giant Trees? (16:47)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Pertanyaan-pertanyaan retoris ini menunjuk pada sesuatu yang nyata: mungkinkah bentuk-bentuk tertentu pengalaman spiritual manusia — pencerahan, penglihatan, koneksi ke yang ilahi — bukan hanya fenomena internal, melainkan bergantung pada hubungan yang hidup dengan tempat-tempat tertentu, organisme tertentu, pohon-pohon tertentu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putuskan pohonnya, dan kau putuskan kemungkinannya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>Hari ini sisa-sisa terakhir hutan raksasa masih bisa disaksikan di California — dan foto tidak akan pernah memberi mereka keadilan. Beberapa hutan Redwood bahkan telah membatu, menciptakan bentangan pohon-pohon raksasa kuno yang berubah menjadi batu. Seperti dunia dongeng yang membeku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayangkan jika sebagian besar dunia dulu tertutup oleh pemandangan seperti itu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itulah Bumi ribuan tahun yang lalu — dan itulah yang kita musnahkan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Esai ini adalah saduran dari ringkasan otomatis korpus. Transkrip penuh (14 giliran) dan ringkasan tersedia di \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fkarya\u002Fwhy-did-they-cut-down-all-the-giant-trees\">karya Indokorpus\u003C\u002Fa>. Kutipan langsung dari transkrip ditampilkan melalui transklusi dari korpus.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n"]