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Last night's study group began week 2 of our discussion on Bruce Sanguin's book, "Darwin, Divinity, and the Dance of the Cosmos." We talked about our collective loss of awe and wonder for our natural world and how that affects our decision making around development and the use of natural resources.
There were 4 key statements from the study guide that we focused on for our small group discussions:
1. Because our culture values consumption over wonder and materialism over mystery, we are a dis-enchanted people.
2. When science and engineering are dissociated from spirit, morality, and ethics, the important questions don't get asked.
3. People come to church to validate their experiences of an enchanted or sacred dimension of life. Telling them that the religious life is about being "good," or worse, about being "better," doesn't speak to their spiritual intuition or to their spiritual yearning.
4. The price of our dissociation from the natural world is to be seen all around us in such things as the destruction of natural habitat, the growing numbers of species at risk, the acceleration in the warming of planet Earth, and the growing scarcity of fresh water.
Let us know what you think about one or more of these statements. I look forward to reading your comments.
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