While it is essential to cut carbon emissions and heed the warnings of scientists, we need to learn not only how to act differently but also how to think differently about the natural world. We need to recover the veneration of nature that human beings carefully cultivated for millennia; if we fail to do this, our concern for the natural Continue Reading
Many non-Western people still do not comprehend the full implications of our secular concept of nature. They believe that Western science may help them to control their affairs more effectively, but they have not always realised what this means for their form of the sacred—or indeed for the future of Planet Earth.[11] Armstrong, Karen. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond Continue Reading
“In relation to the earth, we have been autistic for centuries. Only now have we begun to listen with some attention and with a willingness to respond to the earth’s demands that we cease our industrial assault, that we abandon our inner rage against the conditions of our earthly existence, that we renew our human participation in the grand liturgy Continue Reading
“We all bear a certain amount of guilt for our present situation, since our American society has from its beginning supported the industrial process with enthusiasm. With few exceptions our society has considered the industrial route as the way into the future. We have been entranced with the progress myth, unlimited progress, progress that would lead beyond the existing human Continue Reading
“The dynamics of creation are attention once more in a form unknown for centuries to the orthodox Christian.” — Thomas Berry, “The Dream of the Earth”, Random House (1988), p.134. 10:30 AM · Dec 19, 2025 on Twitter/X
“future generations have no say in what actions we take today, nor do those making decisions in the first quarter of the twenty-first century have to live with the worst of their consequences.”
by Thomas Berry
“We might sometimes reflect and recall that the purpose of all our science, technology, industry, manufacturing, commerce, and finance is celebration; planetary celebration. That is what moves the stars through the heavens and the earth through its seasons. The final norm of judgment concerning the success or failure of our technologies is the extent to which they enable us to Continue Reading
“The continual stream of public scandals arising from corporate misconduct are not abnormalities arising from occasional bad apples, but rather the predictable outcome of a system dominated by amoral entities seeking to maximize returns for their shareholders. Far more damaging, though, are the countless routine decisions made daily by executives around the world in industries such as fossil fuels, mining, Continue Reading
“Although we typically think of government regulating private enterprise, it’s more accurate to view the relationship as reciprocal at best. In recent decades in the United States and elsewhere, in a process known as “political capture,” the balance of power has markedly shifted toward the wealthy elites, exerting their influence through powerful industry groups such as the American Legislative Exchange Continue Reading
“As life expanded on Earth, it discovered innumerable diverse ways to maintain its self-generation, forming the disparate species of bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals that we know today. In the entire history of Earth, there have only been a few major phase transitions when life’s self-organization jumped to a higher level of complexity: when cells first developed a nucleus, when Continue Reading
“Anthropologists and Indigenous scholars have identified overriding, common characteristics that hold true for virtually all Indigenous communities, spanning regions as diverse as the Inuit in the Arctic, the !Kung of the Kalahari, or Aboriginal Australians. These shared attributes, known collectively as indigeneity, likely reflect the set of values and behaviors. that most naturally align with human flourishing.”* — Lent, Jeremy. Continue Reading
“…the risk that a superhuman AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) might want to achieve some goal that’s out of alignment with the conditions required for human welfare-or for that matter, the survival of life itself on Earth. The AGI might not see humans as an enemy to be eliminated, but we could simply become collateral damage to its own objective function, Continue Reading
“How could society shift from its current throwaway culture toward a circular economy? To begin with, we need strict rules to address planned obsolescence, such as mandatory extended warranties on appliances and a “right to repair” requiring products to be designed for ease of access by independent mechanics with low-cost replacement parts. Beyond that, circular economy experts discuss a potential Continue Reading
“A major reason for the wealth of corporate shareholders, the affluence of wealthy nations, and the devastation meted out to the natural world is that large portions of the real cost of material production are never included in the price paid by the end-user. In the jargon of accounting, these costs are externalized. We pay for our “goods,” but we Continue Reading