The Science of Survival
Author: Klaus Mager Issue: 2024-04-17
The Science of Survival
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by Klaus Mager
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Today in the face of climate change and a rapidly deteriorating environment, with a planet at risk of passing tipping points that could make it uninhabitable for Homo sapiens and mammals in general, people around the world are turning again to religion to search for answers, but not asking the questions that need to be asked. Conflicts are rising, regions are losing their ability to feed and support a growing population, causing migrations and wars.
The stories that have governed societies have at times been forced to deal with existential realities that forced rapid alignment. The Christian Reformation initiated by Martin Luther comes to mind, or the Pearl Harbor attack during WWII that resulted in rapid adaptation and remarkably rapid reforms.
The challenge now is global; how to convince people around the world, embedded in different belief structures and living in different socioeconomic circumstances, to adapt to the science and evidence-based insights that change is an existential need, an imperative.
Placing nature at the center of God's creation is central to our own survival, suggesting a story outline that could cut across different religions, different understandings of a God or Gods, different ideas about economics and social systems.
Read more: The Science of Survival (Google Docs)
Related:
- Klaus Mager (author)
- 2024 (year)
- Topics: Climate and Environment