Caitlan, you have articulated the past 15 years of my thinking on our technological obsession and the obsession of the few for space exploration. (Though I'm not opposed to giving the billionaires one way tickets to the sun.)
The oft maligned late Episcopal bishop, John Shelby Spong, postulated that Christianity completely missed the notion that Jesus's teaching actually represented a shift in human conscientiousness. That is something else I have pondered for 15 years, and there is plenty to suggest he was right. Two thousand+ years later and we still cling to might makes right.
It is interesting that such things as weapons and space follies aren't actually "profitable." Oh sure, the corporations on the dole make out like the bandits they are. But it is all corporate welfare extracted from hard working ordinary people, and when their taxes can't cover the absurd expenditures, it is just piled onto the debt of future generations.
Here is an excerpt of a letter to humans from "the Creators" that wrote a few years back.
Caitlan, you have articulated the past 15 years of my thinking on our technological obsession and the obsession of the few for space exploration. (Though I'm not opposed to giving the billionaires one way tickets to the sun.)
The oft maligned late Episcopal bishop, John Shelby Spong, postulated that Christianity completely missed the notion that Jesus's teaching actually represented a shift in human conscientiousness. That is something else I have pondered for 15 years, and there is plenty to suggest he was right. Two thousand+ years later and we still cling to might makes right.
It is interesting that such things as weapons and space follies aren't actually "profitable." Oh sure, the corporations on the dole make out like the bandits they are. But it is all corporate welfare extracted from hard working ordinary people, and when their taxes can't cover the absurd expenditures, it is just piled onto the debt of future generations.
Here is an excerpt of a letter to humans from "the Creators" that wrote a few years back.
You earthlings have the most
remarkable gift. Try to imagine
anything better. As far as your eye can see
and your telescope can reach, there is no better.
The awesome beauty
and gift of love you are endowed with
in this home, your blue celestial orb,
ought to be enough to inspire great lives of
unceasing gratitude.
It ought to instill great care and
continuous marvel.
If you can’t see it now,
will you ever? Stop trying to
get to heaven. Recognize heaven now.
You are in the nightmare of
greed and destruction.
Awaken!
Creation has dawned, and
you are missing it!