21st century planet Earth is engaged in a global conversation with seven participants plus. Imagine this global conversation like you would seven people seated around a dinner table. There is the Christian, the Secularist, the Jew, the Muslim, the Buddhist, the Primalist/Animist, the Communist.
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25
June
Discussion forum: Seven Conversations Plus
5
June
REALIGNING THE SOUL TO THE HEART OF GOD
I talked to a man who cheated on his wife. In his mind what he did was natural. He did nothing more than any animal in the wild would do, he explained to me.
Photo: Performers Jason Sharp and Ansus Berkana with part of the Crew from Thousand Oaks, California at Voxtropolis 2008
26
November
Saving the Planet for Whom?
Toni Vernelli works for an environmental charity.
At 25 years of age, Toni became pregnant and aborted the baby
in order to “save the planet.” Continue reading »
4
October
Mission and Oil
Premise A: Oil is a limited commodity.
Premise B: The world is dependant on it.
World oil consumption is definitely on the rise. As India, China and others join the gas guzzling contest, what happens when the pumps run dry?
20
August
The End of Faith –a review
In The End of Faith, zealous anti-religionist Sam Harris takes on the world religions (especially Christianity and Islam) with six guns a blazing. The book is characterized by a consistent “I am right and you are not” charm. Continue reading »
17
May
Bots on the Ground
Check out this article in the Washington Post on the use of robots in war. It will make you laugh and startle you at the same time. The emotions that the robot evoked from the Colonel will only magnify as Bots become more human like.
HT (i.e Hat Tip) to Tony Sheng who pointed us to this article in the comment section of a previous post titled “Getting Under Your Skin“.
God, I love this planet.
See you in the Mystic…
15
May
Getting Under Your Skin
The Baja Beach Club in Barcelona made headlines three years ago when it began to “tag” it’s patrons with microchips embedded in the arm. The chip is used to identify people when they enter and pay for drinks.
So, let’s say, you go to the Baja Beach Club. A nurse preps you with a local anesthetic. She then injects the micro chip into you arm with an intimidating syringe. Now you can enter the Club and listen to the DJ as he mixes music and order a drink from the bikini-clad waitress. She sweeps the tag reader across your arm and bingo, you’re good to go. It seems a bit much for a Piña Colada.
“I know a lot of people have fears about it,” [the Club's co-owner] says. But he points out that many people already have piercings and tattoos. “Having a radio-transmitted chip under your skin makes you very unique,” he says wryly.
All this might seem a bit extreme….But as go the bohemians, so, eventually, go the rest of us.
Here’s the prediction. People now aged 50 or under “are quite likely to have some form of wireless gizmo attached or implanted in their lifetime.” (The Economist 2007, April 28 Issue)
See you in the Mystic …
7
May
Peppermint-Filled Piñatas
An interview with Eric Bryant about his new book, Peppermint-Filled Piñatas.
Enjoy.
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3
May
Does everybody dream?
I’m sitting here in the back of the MOSAIC auditorium on the third day of the Mosaic Leadership experience [Origins/ Ethos]. Here’s a photo from where I sit.
The topic is Erwin’s new book, Soul Cravings. On the subject of “Destiny” and “Dreaming” one of the panelists has suggested that the poor in the third world do not “have the luxury” of dreaming because they’re preoccupied with surviving.
Does this sit well with you? What do you think?