Comments on: The 200 Year Present Moment http://blogsinmind.com/lib/2008/12/01/the-200-year-present-moment/ Archived Posts from the CR Health Net blog 'Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life'. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Evan Hadkins http://blogsinmind.com/lib/2008/12/01/the-200-year-present-moment/#comment-141 Evan Hadkins Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:59:21 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/?p=934#comment-141 Hi Jean, I fear you are right, and, like you, very much hope you are wrong. Evan Hi Jean,

I fear you are right, and, like you, very much hope you are wrong.

Evan

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://blogsinmind.com/lib/2008/12/01/the-200-year-present-moment/#comment-140 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:11:00 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/?p=934#comment-140 Evan, The thing that strikes me most is the overpopulation. I'm afraid there will be great suffering down the pike. My guess is there will be water and food shortages in wide areas, which will mean more conflict and violence. I hope I'm wrong! Our solution in the past was to encourage more and more economic development, but that just puts a greater strain on the environment. We'll have to see. As I say, I sure hope I'm wrong. Evan,
The thing that strikes me most is the overpopulation. I’m afraid there will be great suffering down the pike. My guess is there will be water and food shortages in wide areas, which will mean more conflict and violence. I hope I’m wrong! Our solution in the past was to encourage more and more economic development, but that just puts a greater strain on the environment. We’ll have to see. As I say, I sure hope I’m wrong.

]]> By: Evan Hadkins http://blogsinmind.com/lib/2008/12/01/the-200-year-present-moment/#comment-139 Evan Hadkins Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:33:45 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/?p=934#comment-139 Hi Diane, The technological changes are particularly amazing I think. Text message speak certainly is a new kind of 'dialect' isn't it. Thanks for your comment. Hi Diane,

The technological changes are particularly amazing I think. Text message speak certainly is a new kind of ‘dialect’ isn’t it.

Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Diane http://blogsinmind.com/lib/2008/12/01/the-200-year-present-moment/#comment-138 Diane Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:33:29 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/?p=934#comment-138 Hi Evan, I agree history definately helps in the broader picture. It remiinds us of what changes quickly and what in human nature is slow to change or even a constant. Doing a family tree is fun. I love art history and it is amazing how it reflects the changes going on through out mankinds history. Tells us what is important at the time reflects the changes that take time for others to accept. On looking forward its always fun to imagine what it might look like. The way the children of the 21st century look at their world. How fast the computer sciences evolve and medical technology today. My kids and I were just talking about text messaging and how language is changed in some of their younger counterparts from it. Its all so interesting and humbling. Hi Evan,

I agree history definately helps in the broader picture. It remiinds us of what changes quickly and what in human nature is slow to change or even a constant. Doing a family tree is fun. I love art history and it is amazing how it reflects the changes going on through out mankinds history. Tells us what is important at the time reflects the changes that take time for others to accept. On looking forward its always fun to imagine what it might look like. The way the children of the 21st century look at their world. How fast the computer sciences evolve and medical technology today. My kids and I were just talking about text messaging and how language is changed in some of their younger counterparts from it. Its all so interesting and humbling.

]]> By: Evan Hadkins http://blogsinmind.com/lib/2008/12/01/the-200-year-present-moment/#comment-137 Evan Hadkins Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:37:52 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/?p=934#comment-137 Hi Jean, I love those books which take a great slab of history - history of civilisation type ones. It really helps to have this kind of big perspective I think. I hope we survive the next climate catastrophe (this one being the first which people have probably caused - if not, finally, it doesn't matter: we still need to get our act together and respond to it). The last ones caused the deaths of a large percentage of people. When I compare our age to previous ones what strikes me is our technology. We have the potential to do so much if we can apply it in the right way. Don't know if you agree with this. What is it that strikes you about our age? Thanks for your comment. Hi Jean,

I love those books which take a great slab of history – history of civilisation type ones. It really helps to have this kind of big perspective I think.

I hope we survive the next climate catastrophe (this one being the first which people have probably caused – if not, finally, it doesn’t matter: we still need to get our act together and respond to it). The last ones caused the deaths of a large percentage of people.

When I compare our age to previous ones what strikes me is our technology. We have the potential to do so much if we can apply it in the right way. Don’t know if you agree with this. What is it that strikes you about our age?

Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://blogsinmind.com/lib/2008/12/01/the-200-year-present-moment/#comment-136 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:41:09 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/?p=934#comment-136 I listen to audio books on history. I have some on the history of Western Civilization, some on prehistory, etc. It puts things in perspective for me. The world is changing fast, but we humans managed to survive a couple of ice ages, as I recall. It keeps me from complaining. I listen to audio books on history. I have some on the history of Western Civilization, some on prehistory, etc. It puts things in perspective for me. The world is changing fast, but we humans managed to survive a couple of ice ages, as I recall. It keeps me from complaining.

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