Hi Paul, this is extraordinarily well written and conceived. I think that what you are grasping toward in your call for a positive vision is a sense of faith. That is deeply conflicted in this age where faith has been co-opted in the public sphere by cultural conservatism, and yet your discussion of Rev Dr King rests entirely on his simple faith in God as the basis for civil rights. Equally, the idea you mention that action to rebrighten the Earth is complicated serves to stymie any simple faith that it may be possible. I have had some great recent discussions touching on these themes, including my conversations with you at MEER, regular podcasts with Metta Spencer on Project Save The World, some musings on cosmology, and a sermon I gave last Sunday at church exploring how the Biblical concepts of salvation, hope and grace can be repurposed to serve climate science. Hopefully we are on the cusp of a breakthrough into a rejection of the pervasive censorship of effective climate strategies in the public sphere.
Thanks Robert, I appreciate that. I think the distinction of complexity vs straightforwardness that you point out is important and depends very much on the audience. And I do think you are correct in hoping that we are on the cusp of something. I can feel it too. I believe it’s largely driven by people realizing we are in overshoot for good and we need alternatives. Slowly, and then all at once.
Perfectly said--exactly what is needed is some affirmative leadership.
Hi Paul, this is extraordinarily well written and conceived. I think that what you are grasping toward in your call for a positive vision is a sense of faith. That is deeply conflicted in this age where faith has been co-opted in the public sphere by cultural conservatism, and yet your discussion of Rev Dr King rests entirely on his simple faith in God as the basis for civil rights. Equally, the idea you mention that action to rebrighten the Earth is complicated serves to stymie any simple faith that it may be possible. I have had some great recent discussions touching on these themes, including my conversations with you at MEER, regular podcasts with Metta Spencer on Project Save The World, some musings on cosmology, and a sermon I gave last Sunday at church exploring how the Biblical concepts of salvation, hope and grace can be repurposed to serve climate science. Hopefully we are on the cusp of a breakthrough into a rejection of the pervasive censorship of effective climate strategies in the public sphere.
Thanks Robert, I appreciate that. I think the distinction of complexity vs straightforwardness that you point out is important and depends very much on the audience. And I do think you are correct in hoping that we are on the cusp of something. I can feel it too. I believe it’s largely driven by people realizing we are in overshoot for good and we need alternatives. Slowly, and then all at once.
The Hemingway Theory
In short, we gotta care.
As Jahc Nemo says:
"Share Earth Forward"
Nice article dude