tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post6470889950786349057..comments2024-01-10T11:19:56.456-08:00Comments on What Is Sustainable: The Voice of KnowledgeWhat Is Sustainablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-89131441313666529972013-09-07T11:23:31.562-07:002013-09-07T11:23:31.562-07:00Gary, I don’t think you need to read it. It is a ...Gary, I don’t think you need to read it. It is a good primer for the perplexed. The world is roaring with ideas that are the opposite of true. Most people uncritically absorb many of these ideas, and this is harmful to them. The book introduces the notion of unlearning, and mindfully repairing your belief system. I love how it turns the tables — the critical thinking minority shows signs of intelligence, and the occasional-thinking majority must sit on the deviant throne. <br /><br />It’s not just about self help. I added one more sentence yesterday: “Then we can gird ourselves to thrash the super lies — human superiority, materialism, perpetual growth, the glory of civilization, and so on.”<br /><br />They don’t teach us the power of questioning in school, or about the ocean of lies, or the medicine of unlearning. This is important stuff to understand. <br /><br />What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-36254593369938273732013-09-06T19:01:42.399-07:002013-09-06T19:01:42.399-07:00Rick, I couldn’t be quite sure from this post whet...Rick, I couldn’t be quite sure from this post whether The Voice of Knowledge was more big-picture social commentary, a self-help book, or a combination of the two. I guess my question is: if a person has made a lifelong effort to jettison the standard programming, and needs no encouragement in that area, is this book worth reading to better understand the nuances of our cultural malfunctions, and how things got to be this way? Rick, I couldn’t be quite sure from this post whether The Voice of Knowledge was more big-picture social commentary, a self-help book, or a combination of the two. I guess my question is: if a person has made a lifelong effort to jettison the standard programming, and needs no encouragement in that area, is this book worth reading to better understand the nuances of our cultural malfunctions, and how things got to be this way? Rick, I couldn’t be quite sure from this post whether The Voice of Knowledge was more big-picture social commentary, a self-help book, or a combination of the two. I guess my question is: if a person has made a lifelong effort to jettison the standard programming, and needs no encouragement in that area, is this book worth reading to better understand the nuances of our cultural malfunctions, and how things got to be this way? Rick, I couldn’t be quite sure from this post whether The Voice of Knowledge was more big-picture social commentary, a self-help book, or a combination of the two. I guess my question is: if a person has made a lifelong effort to jettison the standard programming, and needs no encouragement in that area, is this book worth reading to better understand the nuances of our cultural malfunctions, and how things got to be this way? Gary G.noreply@blogger.com