Category: Political

• One Voice Can Make a Difference

  History has shown that just one respected voice calling for calm or reason among a lynch mob; or just one person of strong conscience on a jury; or just one journalist willing to mine for the truth, has turned the tide. If just one person can have so much impact, how do we each become…

  David L. Smith

  June 2, 2023

  Belief, consciousness, ethics, evolution, Perception, Political, society, truth, Values, virtue

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• Higher Human Characteristics

  Human society can no longer afford behavior that is selfish, arrogant or separative. The time has come to mobilize every major discipline in human affairs— psychology, sociology, philosophy, theology, economy, art, writing, drama, science and technology, business and industry and all that our electronic age is able to offer—for an all-out effort to inquire into…

  David L. Smith

  May 26, 2023

  Belief, consciousness, ethics, evolution, Humanity, Love, Perception, Political, Science, society, Spiritual, Technology, Transformation, Values, virtue

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• Ethics and Education

  We can’t blame the leaders who are saying one thing and doing something else-even if they believe the facts, they can’t implement effective policy. That’s an outcome of today’s social reality: through our modem education we are conditioned to only think about money. We don’t emphasize moral principles in education. The underlying foundation is that…

  David L. Smith

  April 17, 2023

  consciousness, Ecology, Education, God, Humanity, Perception, Political, Science, society, Spiritual, Technology, Values, virtue

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• Human Responsibilities

  As individuals we are responsible for seeking our interests in harmony with, and not at the expense of, the interests and well-being of others; responsible for condemning and averting any form of killing and brutality; responsible for not bringing more children into the world than we truly need and can support; and for respecting the…

  David L. Smith

  April 3, 2023

  Belief, consciousness, Cosmos, Earth, Ecology, Education, evolution, Goodwill, Humanity, Love, Nature, Perception, Political, Science, Spiritual, Technology, Transformation, truth, Values

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• Reality: A Personal Construct

  Our perception of reality is a consensus construction, a complex of agreements about how things are based upon shared experiences, the stories we’re told and the images that normalize meaning and values within the group.  To affirm our reality and maintain order and stability in our lives we look for, find and support the people,…

  David L. Smith

  March 24, 2023

  Belief, biology, consciousness, Earth, Education, evolution, Humanity, Nature, Perception, Political, Science, society, Spiritual, Transformation, Values

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