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I always look forward to Monday mornings (and Thursdays) to see what Todd has on his mind. When I opened the email I was horrified at the image staring at me, a cold, rigid, mechanistic, loveless viable depiction of the future of humanity. The tone of the article had the same affect. I could not respond because I could not conjure an antidote. Fortunately, I drive my four year old grandson to school on Mondays, a 35 minute trip which was a good diversion. I always have profound conversations with this child and we sometimes make up silly little songs to pass the time. Today I made up a silly little ditty about how I love my car and my car loves me. While searching for the next line, this beautiful little being stopped me and said, "GaGa, a car can't love you!" Bam! We must stop thinking the brain is a computer and the heart is a pump. They are organs that receive spiritual impulses, good and evil. The antidote? Love. For humanity, for God and all that there is. Love will save us. Amen.

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I consider the pharma industry's mantra of "prolonging life" could be more aptly described as "prolonging death". I find little comfort in the thought of either living like a vegetable on medication or being morphed into a transhuman... unlikely at my advanced years😊 I lived in Rome in the 1960's and 70s and, amongst many other things, I learnt to appreciate Marcus Aurelius and love this particular quote: “It is not death that a man should fear, but rather he should fear never beginning to live.” I also find Jung's perspective on aging (our "Afternoon of Life") and death and dying, joyful and uplifting.

About war: I read somewhere that the aim of America is to be constantly "at war", rather than winning wars; which makes sense looking at its history...

I agree with you, Todd that this is a war of good vs evil, but hopefully enough of humanity believe in a Higher Power (be it God, Buddha, Nature, etc. ) and, therefore, good will triumph over evil.

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