Received a nice letter from Don Steehler in follow-up to my two part series Understanding Humanity in Universe (1), (2). Don Steehler Timothy: I began reading your material during the […]
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A Great Leap
Timothy Wilken When I was in medical school learning to be a Doctor, I and my fellow students spend hundreds of hours reading, studying, and drilling each other in our […]
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From the late Donella Meadows’ weekly column called “The Global Citizen.” Donella Meadows A couple of years ago, while I was doing something else, I heard snatches of a radio […]
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Timothy Wilken Building commUnity requires common unity. We must be together. We will have to find those groups of humans who share our concerns and vision of a positive future. […]
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We continue with excerpts from Elisabet Sahtouris’ EarthDance. Yesterday, Elisabet discussed The Problems for Earthlife—4, this followed Sunday’s description of The Young Earth—3, she had earlier told of our Cosmic […]
Continue readingThe Joy of Sales Resistance
Wendell Berry writes an introduction to his book, Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community. Wendell Berry Dear Reader, This is a book about sales resistance. We live in a time when […]
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We continue with excerpts from Elisabet Sartouris’ EarthDance. Sunday, Elisabet described The Young Earth—3, she had earlier told of our Cosmic Beginnings—2, which followed from a Twice Told Tale—1. Elisabet […]
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Wendell Berry One reason for this is that I am an agrarian; I think that good farming is a high and difficult art, that it is indispensable, and that it […]
Continue readingWhat Is Lacking Is Love
August Steiner-Zehender Facts and knowledge are functions of the temporal. Truth and wisdom are functions of the spiritual. Facts change with new and more extensive knowledge. Truth never changes. More […]
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It was the period of the renaissance when Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15, April 1452. Leonardo was born probably in this farmhouse in Anchiano, which is 3 […]
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