Dangerous Ideas: from George Carlin, Nasa’s Hansen, Buddha, Dalai Lama & you
our home from space
What is Your Dangerous Idea? edited by Steve Pinker came out last year. Here are some dangerous ideas to contemplate.
“The planet is fine. The people are f*^#ed…the planet’ll shake us off like a bad case of fleas.” George Carlin as quoted by Oliver Morton, Nature chief news and features editor, in What is Your Dangerous Idea? collected by Harvard’s Steven Pinker.
“If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate change suggest that CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385ppm to at most 350ppm,” writes NASA’s James Hansen (2008).
“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.” ~ Buddha
“Your future and fortune depend on your neighbor. This is more evident today than ever before.” The Dalai Lama quoted in Yoga Journal December 2007.
My most dangerous idea may be to pay attention–to taste, to flavor, to scents, to sounds, to what we see and do–and to appreciate it.
What are your dangerous ideas? Please share them!
These quotes will be added to my “quotes and ideas” page. Please share your “Dangerous Ideas.”
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My dangerous idea is to have fun. Have fun as philosophy, as lifestyle, as a commitment to enjoying the miracle of existence.
sounds great! I agree!