America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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J L, exactly. We need to come to together and we won't have the first two words of your post if we don't have a livable planet. it will be an ugly scrabble for survival and we are seeing the first instances of this already. Salem (OR) just elected a mayor bought and paid for by the people who do not care about a livable planet, only making more money and covering all the land with something that will grow their bank accounts. Coming together also means working with good people of faith. Lately …
I agree with the important parts of this, Michele, but I cannot see science as the problem. Science can help us all have better lives even though we ignore or suppress it when it tells us to take action that the money-changers resist as wrt to climate change. Like science, religion can and has been used to support unimaginable horrors on the planet. What we need is compassion, empathy and determination to find the greatest good for the greatest number and make that our goal.
John, i think you have delineated the problem with science. it isn't always right. Some experiments are not very good and/ or are paid for by companies looking to sell a cure. There has also been plenty of stealing of work as well. And yes, it can be used to support and design incredible horrors. i am actually not saying that science is a problem, but i do have a problem painting all people of faith with a negative brush. i would say Native American beliefs and spirituality can help us with cli…
Yep, fortunately science is self-correcting in its efforts to improve our understanding of things. Some indeed misuse it in attempts to make money. TRUTH and honesty are what matters. All useful understanding depends in both. IMO nobody should ridicule honest beliefs held by others about matters of which there can be no certainty. However, hypocrisy is abhorrent as are attempts to force others, without their agreement, to act in accordance with one’s own beliefs. Useful social compacts result from general agreement about acceptable behaviour. Let’s hold fast to the notion of GGFGN! 😊
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