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Religion and Collective Aspiration – and World War Free?

  Dear Degrowthers, This is a response to Rob Jarvis’ latest under the ‘Gregg’s ideas’ thread in which he mentioned religious influences.  Gregg’s draft document is now available as an online link:  https://poemsforparliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FoundationalManualforHumanExistence-V2.pdf I would urge Gregg to share this widely without delay; the appetite for these types of ideas is huge. People are waking up to reality rapidly; they are frantically scrabbling around trying to work out where to go from here. Gregg, let us know how freely you would like this to be shared.  My intuitive assessment is that humanity is now very close to a collective mindset shift that will make suggestions like those offered by Rob, Gregg, Richard, myself, and many others into a viable social tipping point for change.  Any change will be iterative as we experiment and fail, but there is a growing groundswell that is seeking a different direction already. We are a smal...

Outfoxed

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President Trump is addicted to Fox TV…   Imagine if someone of evil intent had access, possibly through intermediaries, to the editorial process of the Fox News Channel – who knows how they could manipulate and distort his worldview?     The Mad King's Television How Trump is making potentially lethal decisions Robert Reich October the 6 th 2025         Friends,   When over the weekend federal Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) blocked Trump from deploying Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, Trump said she “should be ashamed of herself” because “Portland is burning to the ground. ”Trump promptly ordered the California National Guard to Portland.   Apart from the obvious question of how Trump can so blatantly defy a federal judge, there’s a deeper puzzle here. Where did he get the idea Portland is burning to the ...

A possible link between maternal anxiety, foetal brain development and disorders in childhood

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Potential links between maternal anxiety, foetal brain development and disorders in childhood: https://www.childrensnational.org/about-us/newsroom/2020/maternal-anxiety-fetal-brain A possible link between the stresses of modern day life and society, maternal anxiety, foetal brain development and disorders in childhood …of course, you’re more likely to be anxious if you’re in pain – and in pain if you’re anxious Restrictions on the use of Paracetamol during pregnancy for pain relief and fever control are likely to lead to a significant increase in miscarriages and autism… Wake Up!                                                             Yes, You!

RAS will Dazzle them…

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https://markandrealexander.com/2015/08/03/the-secret-of-the-reticular-activating-system

Surely Not?

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The World was Not Enough...

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Resource Fool: Fair idea what this means...  https://economicgrowthandresourceconsumption.blogspot.com OwtoftheBlue.blogspot.com FabergeWorld.blogspot.com SixthSensz.blogspot.com DewBuy.blogspot.com UpontheNatureofDaylight.blogspot.com

Do You Believe?

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