Conversations and Considerations

Tag: Environment

  • God Between Us

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    My onetime roommate and friend Shawn came to visit Ottawa a couple of weeks ago. I know a few Shawns, and more than one of them have been my roommate. So, to be clear, I lived with this Shawn for six months just prior to moving in with Brigitte, and immediately before the COVID epidemic…

  • On regret

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    Individuals really do get screwed around by systems… Over the last few days I’ve had a number of conversations that have led me to think about the structural-functional role that personal guilt plays in maintaining problematic social structures. Even reflecting on my previous blog post brings up this issue. For years we were told that…

  • 1.48 degrees

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    I’ve been worried about the environment for a long time. In fact, my concerns about the environment were the root for what was likely the most significant crisis in my life. It was a long time ago. More than 33 years. When I was in high school I joined the first environmental club ever formed…