I don’t like history that much. But I love this story told by Dan. I’m happy I haven’t finished this episode yet, and I’m happy that there are so many more episodes to go. It’s brilliant.

As a simple example of what We mean, consider the extremely critical problems which exist today in the political and economic spheres. Men are so worried by these things that they give scant thought to those religious concerns, which are the province of the Church's teaching authority. All this is evil, and we are right to condemn it. But this new state of affairs has at least one undeniable advantage: it has eliminated the innumerable obstacles erected by worldly men to impede the Church's freedom of action. We have only to take a cursory glance through the annals of the Church to realize that even those ecumenical councils which are recorded there in letters of gold, were celebrated in the midst of serious difficulties and most distressing circumstances, through the unwarranted intervention of the civil authority. Such intervention was sometimes dictated by a sincere intention on the part of the secular princes to protect the Church's interests, but more often than not their motives were purely political and selfish, and the resultant situation was fraught with spiritual disadvantage and danger.

Exxon fitted out one of its largest supertankers with custom-made instruments to do ocean research. Exxon wanted to be taken seriously as a credible player, so wanted leading scientists on board, and was willing to ensure they had scientific freedom. Indeed, some of the work they undertook with oceanographer Taro Takahashi would be later used in a 2009 paper concluding that the oceans absorb only 20% of carbon dioxide emitted from human activities. This work earned Takahashi a Champion of the Earth prize from the UN.

To Jesus Christ, our most loving Redeemer, the immortal King of all peoples and all ages, be love, power and glory for ever and ever. Amen.My favorite HH so far, and possibly my favorite episode of any podcast I’ve ever heard! Fantastic. Bonkers story out of one of my favorite eras, the storytelling unfolds wonderfully – he really takes the time to wring every drop from this crazy story, I love it! This is a new breed of political analysis, clear-eyed, unburdened from modern psychoses, and fiercely hooked into reality. Parvini is one of the most lucid guides to our future because he has a unique understanding of our past. Prophets of Doom is an impressively erudite book. Its insights span millennia and revive forgotten perspectives that will electrify you with their prescience and make you shed your confidence in Progress.” I don't who this guy is but overpopulation is our single biggest threat. For all of our ingenuity we're too stupid to overcome our primative imperative to pass on our DNA and it WILL be the death of us. Have all the children you want, it's your birthright. Hey, it was fun while it lasted, right? BIC subject category (UK): JF Society & culture: general>HPC History of Western philosophy>HPS Social & political philosophy>JFCX History of ideas