When I was young I had a button that I proudly wore on a hat. It said, “Reason Will Overcome Instinct.” I was studying to become a scientist and I intended to exemplify that motto. I now think that it was a naive sentiment. At the same time, I also thought a lot about politics…
Category: WWN
WWN: Like the Animals
In this edition of What We Need I want to address what all life needs. We humans have that in common with other animal life. Naturalists describe that as: food, water, space, shelter. It’s telling how we’ve abstracted this. The need for food used to be satisfied with hunting and gathering. Then agriculture was developed,…