Those of us who have realized that we must learn to live new lifestyles that are sustainable could take a lesson from our guest writer today. Elisabet Sahtouris, Ph.D. Sustainable […]
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Carl Sagan Two billion years ago our ancestors were microbes; a half-billion years ago, fish; a hundred million years ago, something like mice; ten million years ago, arboreal apes; and […]
Continue readingThe Future Itself Is Dying
“When an 18-year-old Palestinian girl is induced to blow herself up and in the process kills a 17-year-old Israeli girl, the future itself is dying” –George W. Bush Timothy Wilken, […]
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Understanding Humanity in Universe
It is my privilege to discuss and explain Arthur Young‘s Theory of Process. His work has had an enormous impact on my understanding of Universe and of our human role in that Universe. “A human being is […]
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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 […]
Continue readingBeyond 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 […]
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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 […]
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