Stephen Jenkinson gives a profound talk about climate change that suggests something beyond self-hatred and self-deception.<\/p>\n
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I found it extremely useful.<\/p>\n
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I was also very frustrated by the manner in which Josh Fox suggests in his movie<\/p>\n
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How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can\u2019t Change<\/p>\n
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that there is a philosophical way of finding something, some love, in underlying moral principles beneath the overwhelming present\u00a0moment. But he does not ultimately present any that are convincing to me.<\/p>\n
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Jenkinson, however, makes some very thoughtful remarks, reminding us that at this stage the question is spiritual, not simply technical.<\/p>\n
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He makes quite a few striking statements. Here are a few<\/p>\n
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“not one organism needs humans”<\/p>\n
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The EArth has its own logic and order to it, and creatures will return to the Earth long after we are gone. We are but a passing phase and our greatest flaw is our assumption that somehow we are unique as creatures.<\/p>\n
“the enemy of grief is hope”<\/p>\n
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Jenkinson suggests. like Clive Hamilton, that the idea of hope keeps us from being aware of the present and grieving for our experience in an\u00a0honest manner.<\/p>\n
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“hope is inherently intolerant of the present. We must be hope-free”<\/p>\n
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