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Jackson Houser's avatar

It is a valuable reminder for you to have referred to those thinkers of the past in "scare quotes" initially. And, delightfully, in the epilogical solicitation at the end we see "The Chocolate Taoist." I thank you for reminding me that the storm season here in South Florida runs for another two months, then winter will be here: I need to scatter flower seeds around the yard.

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

Hi Jackson. Interesting times indeed. Where in South Florida are you?

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Jackson Houser's avatar

The exact location of the suitably insignificant place is of no importance, but whenever I am feeling cosmologically powerless I can remind myself that it is at least near Jupiter

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

I have a good friend in Jupiter. Yes, I know that area a bit.

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Kate Case's avatar

Is that second image a real photo or is it AI?

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

AI.

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Peck Gee Chua 蔡佩芝's avatar

Nice! I agree that climate change is not just an environmental or technological problem - inherently a moral and spiritual one. In my blog, I was reflecting similar.

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

Absolutely. So true.

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