This article comes from the Alas Babylon Yahoo Group. Kristian Mandrup Denmark Hardin’s thought experiment (see the Theoretic Nature of the Tragedy of the Commons ) uses an imaginary commons to […]
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We each view reality from our own unique perspective, only a community of minds can show us the truth.
Beyond the 2% Solution
Paul Hawken Measurements of energy-calories, BTUs, kilowatt-hours-are ways to indicate the amount of work a given amount of oil, gas, or electricity can accomplish. In the US, for every 100 […]
Continue readingWe Are Not Prisoners of Our Brains
Jivan Vatayan forwards this optimistic article by three leading scientists. They review our present knowledge of neuroscience and some of the implications that can be drawn from that knowledge for the future of […]
Continue readingLearning From Our Past
The roots of the American experiment in democracy reach back thousands of years, fed by our failures as well as our successes, our crimes as well as our ideals. When […]
Continue readingJesus of Nazareth’s “The Golden Rule”
On Easter Sunday, many of our thoughts turn to Jesus of Nazareth. Whether you believe Jesus was the Christ foretold in the Old Testament, or just a man, his words […]
Continue readingA Synergic Analysis of Help Exchanges
Timothy Wilken The human condition of INTERdependence means all humans need help. This is important enough that it can not be said too often. All humans need help unless they […]
Continue readingWhat Is Real Security?
Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins YES! A Journal of Positive Futures America’s security faces many serious threats. Strategic planners, however, have tended to focus almost exclusively on the […]
Continue readingFear will hold you prisoner
Joanna Frizzell “Fear will hold you prisoner, but love will set you free. Come on Joanna, you can do it. Breathe in….breathe out. Have faith in yourself and in this […]
Continue readingPeace, Love and Harmony
Synergy Nation Seek the truth and the truth will set you free. Peace is the way. Love is the answer. Harmony is the result. The purpose of education, whether religious […]
Continue readingMany Civilisations Have Nurtured Humanity
Fayza Aboulnaga Egypt’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva A review of the life and history of my country, Egypt, could provide the best evidence of the possibility of […]
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