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Thoughts on Reading Derrick Jensen
By
Gus diZerega
When I first was made to know, in no uncertain terms, that the earth and everything in it was vastly more sentient than I had ever imagined, I looked long and hard for writings that could shed more light on my experiences. Especially I looked for stuff by modern Westerners. Mostly I found little. Most…
Common Practices vs. Common Beliefs
By
Gus diZerega
The first open thread is wonderful. I will try and stay out of these open threads, but occasionally ‘mine’ some themes for my own purposes. This is one of them. I want to reverse one of the arguments given by a Christian participant: that Christians have unity because they agree on doctrine. They are curious…
Sotomayer Appointment Good for Pagans
By
Gus diZerega
Jason over at Wild Hunt has some very good insights on why every Pagan should be thrilled with Sonia Sotomayer‘s selection for the Supreme Court. Jason’s post is up to his usual excellent standards – give it a read and check out the links.
More on Bird Brains: Rooks are also Tool Makers/Users
By
Gus diZerega
Recent discoveries about bird intelligence after so many many years of people knowing we were the only tool users and making it a definition for being human are great evidence for how what we “know” blinds us to what is. See this neat BBC piece on rooks, a British bird, and their remarkable intelligence.
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