Here is the little blurb that was attached to the video...
"Is human civilization, with its cities, laws, technology, and endless forward momentum, a plague on Mother Earth moving us further and further from our indigenous, natural, Eden-like past with every progressive step? Or is it the most recent expression of an extraordinary process of evolution that has given birth to higher and higher forms of complexity, beauty, and inclusiveness with every leap forward? At this point in history, when some say that things are better than they’ve ever been while others are say they’re worse than they’ve ever been, it seems like this deep rift between those who see our current trajectory as inherently positive or negative is getting more and more complicated by the day. And which side of the aisle you sit on with regard to this particular topic has a huge impact on how you will see and relate to our current predicament and to the future in general.
I recently came across a hilarious episode of The Stuart Davis Show that helps shed a comic light on this debate. Davis—a rock musician, comedian, and founding member of the Integral Institute—may be the integral world’s most entertaining personality. And the clip is nothing short of genius. In a schizophrenic scene situated in an idyllic Colorado mountain meadow, “Techno-Progressive Stuart” dukes it out with “Eco-Spiritual Stuart” over the ultimate value of human civilization. Enjoy!"
The Stuart Davis Show – Episode 12 – A Foothill in the Mouth from integral ecology on Vimeo.
This reminds me of what Dr Phil always says..."I don't care how flat you make a pancake, it always has two sides" :)
I agree with points made by both sides, and I think it is important to find a balance in life. Although I tend to fall more on the side of getting back to a natural, simple life, that in no way means that I think that people lived desirably back in the cave-days. Can you imagine a world without hair-gel?! Horrifying.
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Haha! This was funny! I do love that Dr. Phil quote :)
You know, I took an Astronomy 101 class this last semester and towards the end of the class we finally got into life on other planets and all that good stuff. We learned about the probability of life elsewhere being as advanced as life on Earth and it was fairly low - but still the Universe is extrememly massive even if we never do encounter life elsewhere it most likely does exist in some form. Anyway, our professor's last slide of the semester basically said that we should embrace this life and protect what we can because it will undoubtedly end someday. Whether it ends by fault of our own or not, life is life and it does not last forever. Puts a little perspective on things. Helps get me out of my head a bit and realize that we are just a teeny tiny part of something pretty huge and pretty special.
Wow, enough of that!
And no. I could not imagine life without hair gel!
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