What it means to be human. How we see ourselves is the foundation for our values, our choices, our relationships with each other, and our relationship with the rest of nature. We are asking what it means to be human from a place of free-spirited inquiry, as well as from a place that recognizes the connections between how we view ourselves and widespread economic uncertainty, democratic paralysis, struggle for democracy, and environmental degradation. Here, we offer a space for those who wish to take on a serious challenge: to critically examine the assumptions of ourselves and others regarding what it means to be human. Our Senior Scholars and Contributors weigh in. We humans are an exceptional species in at least two respects. We have access to several levels or modes of consciousness, and we have immense freedom of choice we can decide to make all sorts of complex things happen in the physical world that change it irreversibly, often for the worse. These two aspects our being our levels of consciousness and our freedom of choice have, over the past few centuries, intersected in mostly unfortunate ways that have produced immense damage to our planet while also giving us tremendous short-term benefits. I think that we will only heal this damage through an immense effort to exercise these two aspects of our being human with the greatest degree of awareness and responsibility. Doing so will open up new possibilities for living more fully as human beings. So let me ask you, what do you think of this pitcher? Imagine it hitting home….put yourself in there your shoes….and don’t say it never will, because we are at the blink of it all….do you realize that we are at the verge of a major over throw in this country. Most people don’t see it because there cough up into their own world, living the daily struggle of trying to survive in this world of hate and greed. This is open for discussion….it’s your opinion ….Please try to maintain respect for and with others.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:50:33 +0000
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