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Who to Believe?

We are awash in conflicts about important and relevant issues:

• Are our CO2 emissions killing the planet and leading to an environmental catastrophe or are these the overblown fears?
• Are illegal immigrants destroying our country or are these new immigrants the life blood of America’s future?
• Do we need to take a direct, active role in fighting wars in the middle east to insure our safety from terrorists or should we keep our distances from that quagmire of intractable religions and political chaos?
• Is the formula for economic revitalization tax cuts and de-regulation or do we need to bring down the big banks and have the government redistribute income through minimum wage and tax increases?
• What is the true path and who has the authority to lead us out of our crises?
• What is sex and marriage for and who gets to decide what is moral and legitimate about it?

The End of the World as we Know It

It’s easy to look at these challenges and get emotionally apocalyptic. Have we ever faced challenges like these?

Well, if you look back into the twentieth century you’ve got the cold war, two world wars, an influenza pandemic, nuclear proliferation, communism, fascism, etc. You’ve got hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts, floods, famines, etc.

Everything is Amazing

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