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Please Vote – and Vote Wisely

October 7, 2020 by spiralinquiry 9 Comments

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As individuals, and as a nation, we are at a crossroads. The current polarized political environment and the pandemic are bringing the importance of our electoral choices into sharp focus.  How we each vote, and collectively choose, will chart our course for the future. In making our choices, I believe it is critically important that […]

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Good News – Bad News

September 25, 2020 by spiralinquiry 1 Comment

Good News – Bad News
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the distant future.  It is scary, and exhilarating, to wonder how my choices, when added to all of our collective choices, might shape that future.  Thankfully, I am optimistic by nature, and I have a strong conviction that life, and the universe, are evolving in beneficial ways towards individual […]

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Denialism Becomes Lethal

March 29, 2020 by George Gantz 2 Comments

Denialism Becomes Lethal
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In the past two weeks I have been shocked by statements from some pundits and politicians that seem to deny the reality of the COVID-19 epidemic, even as the evidence of its lethal and catastrophic potential rises exponentially.  Denialism is the insistence on believing something because you want to, regardless of the facts (see: Denialism and its […]

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Empathy and Human Thriving

January 16, 2020 by George Gantz Leave a Comment

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I gave the following 5-minute talk titled “The Secret Sauce of Human Thriving” at the Long Now Boston Flash Talks event January 6, 02020.  The inspiration was the challenge to “envision the future” – and to present a case for continued advances in human thriving 100 years in the future.  I chose to focus on […]

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A Religious Perspective on Sex and Gender

October 27, 2019 by George Gantz Leave a Comment

A Religious Perspective on Sex and Gender
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In May I posted the Delicate Intricacies of Sex and Gender, noting some of the latest findings in science relevant to the cultural disputes dealing with sex and gender.  I concluded that our cultural precepts about gender need to change.  Needless to say, that is a huge challenge.  Historically, one of the key drivers of […]

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