I am a writer and town planner working in Sydney, Australia and interested in the connections between our environmental, economic, social and political crises. In particular, my writing uses historical events and broader patterns through history to illustrate how future events are likely to unfold especially in the context of the internet, the information revolution and social networking.
the future...especially the ways in which we relate to each other.
Fundamentally, there are only two forms of social structure open to us... Cooperation or Competition. The former produces societies that are just, egalitarian, environmentally sustainable, creative and spiritually fulfilling; while the latter produces their antithesis... the societies in which we currently live.
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A comment on Conversation: Asian religions/philosophies better prepare an individual for pursuits of "divine reality" than that of Western traditions.
In the East, through the idea of Yin-Yang harmony, the belief system regards opposites as complementary rather than as mutually exclusive... and suggests that those with opposing views or ideas need to co-operate rather than compete because they are usually just seeing different perspectives of the same issue. Read:
http://www.polisplan.com.au/Polis/Chapt_4_files/The%20Ecstasy%20of%20yangTRANSCRIPT.pdf