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Abrupt change 2012: the prophecies

by Ervin Laszlo February 3, 2010

Will the coming of a tipping point in human societies coincide with the famous 2012 prophecies? Let’s first look at these prophecies, and then look at the evidence that does—or does not—support them. The most famous of the prophecies that speak of the end of 2012 as a critical point in human life and civilization [...]

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The change, when it comes, will be “abrupt”

by Ervin Laszlo February 2, 2010

When you exclaim, “that’s the last straw!” you express a fundamental principle we all know but mostly ignore.  In science it’s called “nonlinearity.”  If you load the back of a camel, you can add load after load and the camel will adjust and cope—until the load reaches the limit of the camel’s carrying capacity.  Then, [...]

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Your thinking: the key to changing the world

by Ervin Laszlo January 31, 2010

Gandhi said, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world.’  In today’s world this means, ‘Change your consciousness so others might change theirs.’  How can you do that?  First of all, get rid of the old consciousness, and the values and beliefs that support it. Ask yourself: do you believe that — Everyone [...]

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What is the question?

by Ervin Laszlo January 29, 2010

Had he lived today, Hamlet wouldn’t hesitate to tell us: to be or not to be, that is the question. But it’s not the skull of an individual that Hamlet would ponder, but the living Earth. Can we continue to “be” on this planet, or will we become extinct like the dinosaurs? We are approaching [...]

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