tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872287479853571286.post4358520333672503902..comments2023-09-27T06:48:23.129-05:00Comments on Father Paul's Blog: HungerFather Paul's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09801645371137858618noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872287479853571286.post-72246999425473592942011-05-02T19:20:23.411-05:002011-05-02T19:20:23.411-05:00Its funny, Paul, how unaware we can be about our c...Its funny, Paul, how unaware we can be about our conspicuous consumption- seems a contradiction in terms but I suppose we (and by that I mean "I") can so easily fail to examine our life, Socrates notwithstanding. I don't know if, in my case, it is the press of daily life, or an inbred denial we share as a safety valve....I am in the middle of Four Fish (Paul Greenburg), a book I think you would enjoy, about the fate of the primary fish that humans consume, and the industry and developments in harvesting and farming them. One quote that stood out ..........<br /><br />"...natural selection favors the forces of psychological denial. The individual benefits as an individual from his ability to deny the truth even though society as a whole, of which he is a part, suffers. (quoting from "The Tragedy of the Commons" an essay by Garrett Hardin.) <br /><br />So, is it that we avoid "looking" at the rest of the world (or examining our own lives) so we will feel better about ourselves? I don't know, but I feel more and more that our teachers- (and by that I include, for us wayward adults, our preachers) - are the important leveling influence in our lives that can cast light on that dark denial for the good of all of us. <br /><br />Thanks for light..........rsameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174953948525732232noreply@blogger.com