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<p>This June 18th is the fifth anniversary of the official release
of Laudato Si. I have found this document to be inspiring as I
have made it the focus of my spiritual reflection this year. Below
find my attempt to honour this great document. </p>
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<p>In an episode of the TV Series, <u>Westworld</u>, Dolores, who
is leader of the Artificial Intelligence Rebellion discusses
whether humans have freewill. Computers in the series have the
capacity to predict final outcomes of individual human beings
with great accuracy. <br>
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<p>I love Dolores' conclusion: "Humans have free will but its
difficult" <br>
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<p>It's so much easier to go with the flow and not make
decisions. Or in words from Laudato Si:<br>
"Our freedom fades when it is handed over to the blind forces of
the unconscious, of immediate needs, of self-interest, and of
violence. In this sense, we stand naked and exposed in the face
of our ever-increasing power, lacking the wherewithal to control
it. "</p>
<p> Francis believes that our economic and political life is
dominated by a technocratic paradigm where "the economy accepts
every advance in technology with a view to profit" This
technocratic perspective is so pervasive that many are unable to
conceive of any other possibility. Technology and profits
become the principle key to the meaning of existence. <br>
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<p>According to the logic of this perspective the following course
of events in India is logical and acceptable To facilitate
Pandemic lock-down the poor have been driven from their places
of work. Returning en masse to their home village they are now
facing a plague of locusts and starvation. Meanwhile the vast
reserves of rice stored in Indian grainerys are being turned
into hand sanitizer this resource by providing the largest
profit.<br>
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<p>Earlier on some of us weighed in with our opinions of Michael
Moore's <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE">On the Planet of the
Humans</a>. Although their may have been some inaccuracies
in the advances of green technology It does clearly point out
that there is no technological solution that will allow us to
continue our technocratic life style by replacing gas cars with
electric cars. Laudato si call us to a much deeper metanoia. <br>
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<p>Yesterday (June 10) I attended the webinar <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/0_Vysfrr-aI">Towards
a Just Transition </a>moderated by Mark Hathaway. The forum
is described as "... they examined the ethical roots of the
current ecological crisis, the responsibility of humans to the
wider community of life, and the invitation to embrace an
integral ecology and a just transition for a healthy future for
the planet. <br>
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<p>With all the peaceful protest in solidarity with Black Lives
Matter from around the world new possibilities are erupting.
Many are transitioning out of isolation and lock down making the
difficult choice to creatively forge the way to greater
happiness with less stuff. <br>
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<p>Kind Regards<br>
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