Our own complacency on these issues is rooted in the belief that the scientific community can solve any problem. That faith is ill-placed.
While we have made incredible progress in science, our social and spiritual evolution has not kept pace. In addition to facing increasing disruption by the forces of Nature, quick-fix scientific "solutions" have left a dubious heritage.
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When science can no longer insulate us from reality, awareness of our social and spiritual poverty will quickly develop.