Is it same meaning?
1. Yet as we have also seen, any ecological fundamentalism would merely replace the one true and universal God with Nature.

2. “ecological fundamentalism” to refer to the replacement of one true and universal God with Nature.

1 and 2 sentences have same meaning?
I confused because of 'merely'

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Is it same meaning?
1. Yet as we have also seen, any ecological fundamentalism would merely replace the one true and universal God with Nature.

2.  “ecological fundamentalism” to refer to the replacement of one true and universal God with Nature.

1 and 2 sentences have same meaning?
I confused because of 'merely'

Answer

Basically they do. For an explanation of ecological fundamentalism have a look here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aAPqbT0QO4

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merely = simply

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