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* Inspiration: Imagination in World Affairs

Friday, October 30, 2009

The 9-11 commission report rang with one phrase that seemed to sum up our lack of foresight into the possibility of an attack against our country–”Failure of Imagination.”  The same phrase was used by President Obama when he gave his first speech about the possibility of a world without nuclear weapons. He suggested that while we did [...]

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* Surprise: Expressed Understanding Works!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

An Op-Ed in the New York Times on Sunday (1-25) by Scott Atran and Jeremy Ginges comments on the nature of inspiration, even though they never actually use the word. Atrans and Ginges addressed the Israeli/Palestinian issue, suggesting that conflicts based on a moral principle could not be dealt with in a secular way. Put [...]

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