Human Nature: What Kind of Creature Are We?
February 3, 2011
By John Robbins
These days, many of us tend to think that human nature is inherently competitive and destructive. We hear about “selfish genes,” as if our genetic makeup predetermines that we will be egotistic people and that we will fight with one another. We’re told that our species contains a built-in “killer instinct,” that we are descended from apes who needed to be brutal and ferociously aggressive to survive the hostile conditions of prehistoric times. According to… Read More >
What We Heal in Ourselves, We Heal in the World
December 10, 2010
By Rolf Gates
Over the last few weeks I have had the privilege to participate in two remarkable conferences. The first was a military conference whose aim was to find innovative ways to address the array of challenges nine years of warfare has posed to the community it serves. The organizers were expecting 200 military medical professionals to attend and over 400 showed up. It was my particular honor to present on the day devoted to the exploration… Read More >
Our World is in Peril, How Do You Cope?
November 3, 2010
By John Robbins
I am someone who longs for world peace. Perhaps you are, too. But every single day our world spends more than $4 billion on war. The last hundred years have been by far the bloodiest in human history. I support human rights and human dignity. I want every child to grow up healthy and strong. No doubt you do, too. But today, like every day, 20,000 children will die of hunger and poverty. Even in… Read More >
