Alas, You Don't Need Monsters

Our Consumer-oriented Economy Wouldn't Survive Without Economic Growth. The Whole Mechanism Depends On Invention And Insinuation Of Novelties, Arousing New Wants, Seduction And Temptation. This Is The Problem We Face - Much More Than Recapitalizing The Banks. The Question Is: Is That Kind Of Economy Sustainable?

Cornelius Castoriadis, The Great French Social Philosopher Of Greek Origin, Was Asked Once By An Exasperated Interviewer: "what Do You Want, Mr. Castoriadis - To Change Humanity?" He Answered: "no, God Forbid, I Only Want Humanity To Change Itself, As It Has Done So Many Times In The Past." I Would Be Inclined To Answer The Same Way.

A Reliable Assurance Of The Right And Ability To Dismantle The Constructed Structure Must Be Offered, Before The Job Of Construction Starts In Earnest.

In Our World Of Rampant Individualisation, Relationships Are Mixed Blessings. They Vacillate Between A Sweet Dream And A Nightmare, And There Is No Telling When One Turns Into The Other.

The Bible Unites Its Interpreters As A Shared Focus Of Attention, But It Does Not Demand Consensus. On The Contrary, It Invites And Prods Us To Make Responsible Choices, To Take Responsibility For The Choices That We Have Made... It Was Always Like That, And Our Holy Scripture Grows Over The Centuries, Gets Thicker And Thicker, With More Texts Around, Which Need/have To Be Looked Into, Referred To, Considered.