Thought for the Week: Humanity's Stupidities

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Gavin Oldham

Thought for the Week: Humanity's Stupidities

Gavin Oldham
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Thought for the Week

Thought for the Week: Humanity's Stupidities
The 2025 Doomsday Clock is set at just 89 seconds before midnight by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, but it's not just the potential for nuclear catastrophe that is rearing its head: climate change and biodiversity are causing deep concerns, and even if we can struggle through this difficult period, the legacy that we're leaving to future generations is awful. It's said that charity begins at home, but the treatment of our own young people is not encouraging in this respect: debts abound, both at the personal and public levels. With so many current-day challenges, the big question is how to encourage people — and our elected leaders — to take a longer-term perspective? Background music: 'Lost In Prayer' by Doug Maxwell The Doomsday Clock is created and managed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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Topics: Mindfulness Topic (in Mindfulness); Moral Dilemmas (in Ethics & Morality); World (in Politics)

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