The problem isn’t that we’re not intelligent. It’s that we (most of us anyway) have other attributes that work counter to our intelligence: greed, selfishness, tribalism, and indifference to the suffering of others.
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At This Horrific Point in U.S. History, Too Many Bright Americans Are Toeing the Line
A friend who missed our 40-year reunion (at Trinity College in Hartford, CT) asked for my observations on the event. I responded: Here’s something worth mentioning:
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Predicting the Environment’s Future Based on Its Past
Though I agree with very few of conservative columnist George Will’s conclusions, I find him to be one of the most impressive intellectuals in our world today. And occasionally, he will let out with something that really resonates with me, …
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