[Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Interested in being a part of a group studying CHOOSING EARTH over the next couple of months?

[James Wiegel]

Hi, Susan, so many books, so little time!  For some reason I picked up The Meaning of Revelation and have been going through it.  Niebuhr is working on the same thing.  Judy has been reading Richard Feyneman's The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and was reading me a section from that at dinner 2 nights ago.  Daudi Barnes gave me a copy of The Big Picture by a fellow named Sean Carroll -- also on the theme . . .
Might there be 2 or 3 excerpts to share that are compelling and / or instructive?

Jim Wiegel  

 
 
Theunknown is what is.  And to be frightened of it is what sends everybodyscurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, allthat.  Unknown is what is.  Accept that it's unknown, and it's plainsailing.    John Lennon



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    On Friday, May 14, 2021, 07:58:18 AM MST, Susan Fertig <sfertig at blueskytech.us> wrote:  
 
 Jim, I am reading a book right now by a scientist, Francis s. Collins, who believes science and faith are compatible. He was a CS Lewis Institute Fellow (as was I, though we are not contemporaries), and he was in charge of the International Human Genome Project under President Bill Clinton. Clinton said in his speech announcing that they had uncovered the code, 3 billion letters long, "Today we are learning the language in which God created life."
His book is entitled "The Language of God."
Your group might find this interesting.
Susan
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Subject: [Oe List ...] Interested in being a part of a group studying CHOOSING EARTH over the next couple of months? David Rebstock and I are quite interested in looking at this.  See what you think.  Check out the website.  We hope to find a number of you who are interested -- as participants, session organizers, small group leaders, and technical producers.  JOIN US next Monday at 8:00 pm Chicago time to get ourselves organized!!
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The book is available there as a downloadable pdf, or you can purchase it as an ebook at Amazon.  There is also a documentary video accessible and several other resources.  I have been in touch with the organizers and they have made available a 7 session outline and guide for studying the book.
I am hopeful that this can open up a broader conversation, one that can include multiple generations.

Here is a 1 paragraph description that speaks.
Choosing Earthdraws upon a lifetime of research by the author and looks a half-century into the future to explore how our world might evolve into a mature, planetary civilization that celebrates the miracle of life. Decade by decade, it describes stages of great transition that realistically could lie ahead. Where many see the single trend of growing climate disruption producing a catastrophic collapse,Choosing Earth sees a purposeful rite of passage for humanity where we move beyond our adolescent stage of development and into our early adulthood. With greater maturity, we can move from exploiting the Earth and each other to caring for all of life — and a sustainable and purposeful future can unfold.
The next paragraph outlines the approach of the book.
As further introduction, it is important to add that, to explore this great transition, Choosing Earth develops three perspectives often missing from the current discussion:1. Look Wide: Look beyond single factors such as global warming and include a wide range of trends including climate disruption, social and economic inequities, resource depletion, species extinction, population growth, and much more.2. Look Deep: Look beneath the outer trends such as climate change and species extinction to include the inner realities of evolving psychology, values, culture, consciousness, and paradigms.3. Look Long: Look far into the future — much farther than the short run of the next five or ten years. Trends that are uncertain and ambiguous in the short run become much clearer when extrapolated to the longer run of the next 50 years.By looking wide, deep and long, Choosing Earth constructs a realistic story or scenario describing this great transition.



Jim Wiegel  



The unknown is what is.  And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that.  Unknown is what is.  Accept that it's unknown, and it's plain sailing.   John Lennon



401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353
623-363-3277

jfwiegel at yahoo.com

www.partnersinparticipation.com

  
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