THE CONSCIOUSNESS GAP 02/15/2019 The long established importance of the so-called “generation gap” to explain much that divides society has been superseded by the consciousness gap. Those who are unconscious of Mankind’s part in the phenomenon of climate change, or who deny the part he plays outright, do indeed tend to belong to the older generation, whilst those most concerned at anthropogenic global warming tend to belong to the younger generation. But this is not universally the case. The world’s school children,
The long established importance of the so-called “generation gap” to explain much that divides society has been superseded by the consciousness gap. Those who are unconscious of Mankind’s part in the phenomenon of climate change, or who deny the part he plays outright, do indeed tend to belong to the older generation, whilst those most concerned at anthropogenic global warming tend to belong to the younger generation. But this is not universally the case. The world’s school children,
AERA PERNICIOSIUS - THE AGE OF EXTINCTION 02/12/2019 This current geological age, the Anthropocene era, denotes an epoch during which human activity has been the dominant influence on the environment and the climate. Perhaps a better expression would be "aera perniciosius" (destructive era). It seems to me that Mankind has been driven insane by consumerism and greed: his devotion to conspicuous consumption and his lust for material possession (in the west and in the newly developed world, the possession of stuff in quantities far beyond what
This current geological age, the Anthropocene era, denotes an epoch during which human activity has been the dominant influence on the environment and the climate. Perhaps a better expression would be "aera perniciosius" (destructive era). It seems to me that Mankind has been driven insane by consumerism and greed: his devotion to conspicuous consumption and his lust for material possession (in the west and in the newly developed world, the possession of stuff in quantities far beyond what
THE DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE WEST 02/07/2019 “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.” Matt. 23:27 The Roman Catholic Church around the globe has been torn apart since the 1980s by sex abuse scandals. And as these scandals unfolded, it soon became apparent that the Catholic Church has been more inclined to protect itself than bring clerical abusers to account, or to prevent further
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.” Matt. 23:27 The Roman Catholic Church around the globe has been torn apart since the 1980s by sex abuse scandals. And as these scandals unfolded, it soon became apparent that the Catholic Church has been more inclined to protect itself than bring clerical abusers to account, or to prevent further