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Tag Archives: Responsibility
Is my opinion on climate change really going to affect the climate?
Is my opinion on climate change really going to affect the climate? [ 2/May/21 ] Only in so far as your opinion influences actions (your own and those of others), and those actions have some cumulative effect over time.
What is the most critical thing for the development of life on Earth?
What is the most critical thing for the development of life on Earth? [ 25/April/21 ] If by “development” the questioner means life with increasing complexity and increasing degrees of responsibility and increasing probability of long term survival; then the … Continue reading
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Tagged complexity, cooperation, development, Evolution, Responsibility, understanding
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What positive changes do you want to see?
What positive changes do you want to happen in the world? [ 14/April/21 ] I want all people to accept the logical necessity that freedom without responsibility is destructive. Every level of structure has necessary sets of boundaries for its … Continue reading
How can younger generations avoid overwhelm?
How do millennials and Gen-Z keep being hopeful for their future and not be overwhelmed with the negative aspects of climate change/economic downturn/society that’s more divided than ever? [ 3/April/21 ] By becoming as aware as possible of science and … Continue reading
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Tagged cooperation, Responsibility, risk mitigation, social organisation, understanding
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Why study and care for the environment?
What is the essence of the study of our environment? Why is there a need to protect, preserve, and take care of the environment? [ 28/Mar/21 ] We are a part of nature, the most complex experiment of evolution to … Continue reading
Rights and responsibilities
[ 26/Mar/21 Ngaio posted a Cherokee Elder statement about the differences between rights and responsibilities focus of cultures.] Freedom without responsibility necessarily destroys the conditions that made it possible. Freedom only ever works with responsibility. We all need to make … Continue reading
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Tagged Responsibility, rights, understanding
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Is ethics without religion possible
[ 14/Mar/21 Walter Kant – The Foundations of Logic – Is Ethics without religion possible?] Yes. When one understands the strategic systemic underpinnings of the process of evolution, and one has a reasonable self interest in living a very long … Continue reading
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Tagged complexity, Ethics, religion, Responsibility, understanding
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Environmental awareness
As a citizen, how do you promote environmental awareness? [ 11/Mar/21 ] Take someone out, and actually get them engaged with some aspect of nature. Doesn’t matter what – whatever it is that interests them? One conversation, one engagement, at … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, understanding
Tagged environment, nature, Responsibility, understanding
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Responsibility for discoveries
Scientists accept no responsibility for what is done with their discoveries. Do scientists believe that science is more important than humanity? [ 7/Mar/21 ] Anil Mitra and Scott Currier both give reasonable answers, but the question is not accurate. Many … Continue reading
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Tagged complexity, Ethics, Responsibility, Risk, risk mitigation, science
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Will climate change be a problem
Will climate change be a problem in our lifetime, or should we leave it to the next generation? [ 6/Mar/21 ] It is a real problem now. It is one of very many real problems we have now. Loss of … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate change, complexity, cooperation, Responsibility, understanding
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