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Overshooting and Drawing Down
Overshooting and Drawing Down” looks at the present, past and future of society and climate change, finding us situated in a moment of moral and practical choice. We are poised between opposing exponential trends: the “overshoot” of environmental pollution and degradation, and the “draw down” of carbon emissions with the ongoing revolutionary transformation of our…
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Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society: The Wisdom of Frans de Waal
There is a popular belief about Nature that we live in a dog-eat-world of brutish survival of the fittest. If such a pessimistic world view ever makes you depressed, primate psychologist Frans de Waal offers an optimistic counterpoint. He found striking evidence that animals other than humans have empathy and a sense of fair play,…
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The Consequences of False Beliefs
False Beliefs have had dire consequences throughout history. Examples are provided. Quotes from Bertrand Russel and Mark Twain illustrate the dangers they pose and why they have always been a persistent problem due to human nature. Some discussion with reference to today’s political/cultural climate here in America.
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Pride in Being Number One
A review of “firsts” in Pride history with a snapshot of world politics today.
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Come, Build a Land
While today is Father’s Day, we will be honoring fathers a bit differently by asking what kind of world we want for fathers, mothers, sisters, and brothers. The UU hymn “We’ll Build a Land” captures the longing we have to live in a more just world where we all, fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers create…
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