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Realizing the Full Implications of the Forthcoming Catastrophe
Realizing the Full Implications of the Forthcoming Catastrophe Delivering Tomorrow’s Curses Roman poet Virgil penned these words in his epic, The Aeneid, roughly a generation before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. They can be loosely translated to, “the descent to hell is easy.” Those who’ve traversed this passage can attest to the veracity of this […]
Humanity Sealed Its Own Fate: 15,000 Scientists Sign A “Doomsday Warning”
Humanity Sealed Its Own Fate: 15,000 Scientists Sign A “Doomsday Warning” A catastrophic warning about humanity’s impending doom was just signed by 15,000 scientists; they all agree that we’ve already sealed our fate. The signed letter, which was apparently first written in 1992, claims all of the predictions made by scientists have come true except […]
“After Armageddon”: Marine Shows How to Survive An Urban Disaster
“After Armageddon”: Marine Shows How to Survive An Urban Disaster Metropolitan areas can change in an instant with a major catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of people could be gone just as quickly. Society could be unraveled by any number of scenarios, and it could leave you stranded, without loved ones and desperate to secure food, […]
“Unstoppable” California Gas Leak Now Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill
“Unstoppable” California Gas Leak Now Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill Since initially reporting on California’s Alison Canyon gas leak, more details have emerged on the scale (and potential for no solution) of the problem as the infamous Erin Brockovich writes, “the enormity of the Aliso Canyon gas leak cannot be overstated. Gas is escaping through […]
Beyond the Real Time Catastrophe of Capital
Beyond the Real Time Catastrophe of Capital Dystopia Now A Pundit Takes on the Pope: “Dynamists” and “Catastroophists” In a recent column on Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, Laudato Si, the conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat says that “After this document, there’s no doubting where Francis stands in the great argument of our time….But,” Douthat elaborates, “I don’t mean […]
WANTED. Planet in crisis seeks leaders up to the job
WANTED. Planet in crisis seeks leaders up to the job When the essence of leadership tends in the direction of doing injury and inflicting harm, it is a collapse of leadership, for which we do not have a name. – Stephen C Rose, in the introduction to his book: The Coming Collapse of Leadership. Why is it that […]
“Global System Catastrophe” Is Key Threat To Human Civilization
“Global System Catastrophe” Is Key Threat To Human Civilization – Oxford Scientists Cite “Global System Catastrophe” Among 12 Plausible Threats To Civilization – “Global System Catastrophe” More Of A Possibility Than Most Western People Suspect – Study Described As A “Scientific Assessment About The Possibility Of Oblivion” – Other Threats Include Nuclear War, Environmental Degradation, […]
We Are Entering An Era Of Shattered Illusions
We Are Entering An Era Of Shattered Illusions The structure of history is held together by two essential and distinct kinds of links, two moments in time to which no one is immune: moments of epiphany, and moments of catastrophe. Sometimes, both elements intermingle at the birth of a singular epoch. Men often awaken to […]
