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gojyochan:

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I love Alphonse Mucha. Many of you have no idea how that relates, but rest assured, you’d know his work if you saw it. This Mucha inspiration is often welcome, especially where the Doctor is concerned. Gorgeous.

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slobaum:

slobaum:

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I like the idea, though, of me being a lot of mes, billions of mes, and of not being an island, a separate thing from the incorrectly termed Outside World. I am the environment, not just in it. It flows through me and in me and out of me.

That’s cool, huh?

This is a beautiful idea to me. AND ties in to my “science and religion are wholly intertwined” philosophy.

My friend Jason of FeignedCreativity.blogspot.com had this brilliant nugget to add to the convo:

One of the major problems with our current state is that we have separated ourselves from nature, made a barrier where there is none. This is due in large part to Christianity moving spirituality from nature and moving it to some unearthly plain far removed from the trees and water.

This false duality has led to a society that doesn’t make a connection between pollution, resource depletion, GMOs, Trans-fat, and obesity, cancer rates, and cardiovascular disease.

We are so ignorant as to think we can destroy the world and still live in it. The bible says man has dominion over the earth, right? It’s actually the other way around.

I agree. Also, on the other side, there is arrogance. Man’s arrogance in believing he can destroy the Earth. If we pollute the hell out of everything and the sea levels rise ten feet, and millions of species die off (including us, most likely), the Earth will still be here. New species will evolve and we will be but a memory, like the dinosaurs. Once before in our planetary history there was a great die-off. 95% of all living things died. Now look. We can only change the world, not kill it. Even if we continue to pump CO2 in the air, things will only change. There was a time on this planet when there was no ice, none. Palm trees grew near the poles and swamps and water were everywhere.

Our disconnect and disregard for nature will only harm ourselves in the end.

Very well stated. All the environmental protection we’re trying to put into place isn’t about a bunch of “tree hugging hippies”. It’s just practical. And people fighting these regulations seem like a metaphor for “cutting off your nose to spite your face”.

It would be like popping a squat and dropping a steamy load in your own car’s backseat. Over and over again. Then the one day you drive somewhere and you can’t figure out where that rancid smell is coming from. Problem is, the Earth isn’t yet a “car” that we can replace. So, it’s more like being locked in said car. And having your life support systems tied in with it’s operation.

Can’t we all agree to just shit out the windows? Please?

slobaum:

early-onset-of-night:

…

I like the idea, though, of me being a lot of mes, billions of mes, and of not being an island, a separate thing from the incorrectly termed Outside World. I am the environment, not just in it. It flows through me and in me and out of me.

That’s cool, huh?

This is a beautiful idea to me. AND ties in to my “science and religion are wholly intertwined” philosophy.

My friend Jason of FeignedCreativity.blogspot.com had this brilliant nugget to add to the convo:

One of the major problems with our current state is that we have separated ourselves from nature, made a barrier where there is none. This is due in large part to Christianity moving spirituality from nature and moving it to some unearthly plain far removed from the trees and water.

This false duality has led to a society that doesn’t make a connection between pollution, resource depletion, GMOs, Trans-fat, and obesity, cancer rates, and cardiovascular disease.

We are so ignorant as to think we can destroy the world and still live in it. The bible says man has dominion over the earth, right? It’s actually the other way around.