Posted on July 4th, 2009 by Joseph
In his book, Religions of the World, Houston Smith writes of the two issues on which most religions agree. They all advise adherence to some version of the Golden Rule and avoidance of self-centeredness. Generally, we do neither one. Self-centered and shameless, we too often do to others and our environment whatever we can get [...]
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by Joseph
We advance technologically with relative ease but not so socially, politically, or intellectually. There continues to be enormous inequities and extraordinary amounts of violence in our world. We war with each other in every way conceivable. We destroy our environment and deplete our resources. Why is that?
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Posted on May 14th, 2009 by Joseph
If we take a survey on any particular subject or issue, of the attitudes, behavior, and beliefs of a representative sample of the 6.8 billion people on Earth, do a statistical distribution with our data and plot the results on a graph, we come up with something that we refer to as a bell curve.
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Posted on May 10th, 2009 by Joseph
We advance technologically with relative ease but not so socially, politically, or intellectually. There continues to be enormous inequities and extraordinary amounts of violence in our world. We war with each other in every way conceivable. We destroy our environment and deplete our resources. Why is that?
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Posted on May 9th, 2009 by Joseph
How long has modern man been here? It is thought that about five to six million years ago the succession of species that gave rise to us separated from the succession that led to the apes. From a common ancestor, the apes moved off in one direction and we, the hominids or family of humans, [...]
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Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Joseph
The Milky Way galaxy is huge. It contains about 300 billion stars. The nearest to us of the 300 billion is a star by the name of Proxima Centauri. It is one of a three-star system that also includes Alpha and Beta Centauri, which tumble over each other while Proxima Centauri orbits them. To reach [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Joseph
Seven Words That Can Change the World explains in simple language what life requires of us unequivocally in order to reverse our destructive and unsustainable momentum, end our needless suffering, prosper together, find peace, sustain humanity, and advance our civilization.
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Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Joseph
“Brilliant” and “Inspiring” DVD Seven Words That Can Change the World charts course to better living, world with 3 rules, 7 words. Author & Harvard Divinity Scholar Joe Simonetta Releases Popular Presentation on DVD. Los Angeles – (28 April 2009) — When Joe Simonetta talks about “Seven Words That Can Change the World” there’s a [...]
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Posted on April 18th, 2009 by Joseph
Through the years, I have thought often about why we humans do so many damaging and destructive things. Why don’t we take care of our health, be kind to others, and respect our environment? That all sounds simple enough.
We don’t do these things because we have competing sets of survival instincts. These account for opposing worldviews and the epic struggle that goes on daily for the evolution and survival of humanity. Curiously, both these instincts are the products of evolution. Now, the true meaning of Earth Day comes home: it’s time to move beyond these survival instincts which are destroying our Earth.
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Posted on February 24th, 2009 by Joseph
Simply put, everything is connected. Humans exist not separately, but in communion with all living things. Life is an interrelated interdependent phenomenon.
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