Episode #67 Is Crisis Inevitable?

One Perspective

• Crisis is inevitable, and it will continue to emerge intermittently throughout our lives.

Three Problems

• We primarily interact with those holding similar worldviews and rarely interact with those holding different worldviews.
• Education alone is insufficient to eliminate all conflict in our society.
• We often sacrifice community in the pursuit of safety and security, and this paradoxically makes us less safe and less secure.

Three Principles

• We live in a pluralistic world, and there are many worldviews and perspectives coexisting simultaneously.
• The current crises in our world may feel unique, but they are not new.
• There are thoughtful, kind, and amazing people all across the political spectrum.

Three Practices

• Explore the negative unforeseen consequences of social media by watching the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma.
• Whenever you cast a vote, consider not only what is best for you but what may be best for everyone.
• When political conflict feels overwhelming, identify other social structures and institutions that can support you.

Three Ponderings

• How do we experience the good life?
• How do we create a society where everyone has equal access to the good life?
• How do we become the kind of people who create that society?