Embracing the Paradox
And so the journey begins. First step: paradox. The coolest word I learned in grad school was antinomy— that the opposite of any truth is another truth.
From Merriam Webster:
Embracing the Paradox
And so the journey begins. First step: paradox. The coolest word I learned in grad school was antinomy— that the opposite of any truth is another truth.
From Merriam Webster:
WE ARE LIVING in dark, dystopian times. Inaction in the face of a deliberate sabotage of democratic values—let alone basic human decency—is unacceptable. No one is coming to rescue us.
But getting lost in the fight is not a workable long-term strategy either.
What I will be offering in this section Is a discussion on how to balance lived spirituality with ongoing action to resist an advancing tyranny and its future of despair, destruction and even death—perhaps culminating with an out-of-control AI seizing the internet and ending civilization itself.
We can change this ominous trajectory if we act in unison with vision, hope and courage. And, most importantly, with joy, awe and wonder.
We can do this. Joy can prevail. See you next week…
