Under conditions of great planetary stress different religions may coalesce around fanatic, charismatic leaders. Delusions and religious wars may proliferate, accompanied by the belief that "God" will save us - causing followers to ignore (rather take action re- the enormity of the pain our neighbors are experiencing.
If a majority of us is unable to constructively cope with our deteriorating world over generations, the conviction could grow that humanity is an ill-fated species that never had a chance to succeed. We may become preoccupied with guilt and shame - and come to believe that, as a doomed species, we were never able to share a united view of reality and a capacity to work together.
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Breaking Free of Our Paradigm Trance:
1) Reawakening our Critical Abilities and Love of Wisdom
2) Psychotherapy and the 12-step Recovery Movements
3) Meditative Techniques
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REAWAKENING OUR CRITICAL ABILITIES AND LOVE OF WISDOM
The Willingness to See Things Clearly
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