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If we are lucky, Jim McNelly's great essay may become prophetic. -leif

http://explorersfoundation.org/archive/20t1-mcnelly_bio-conversion.pdf

There will soon come a time when the bio-converts will bring literally megatons of earthworms into a city to devour and divert the discarded and wasted organic materials from the landfills and use the "block which the builder cast out to build their church". These megatons of living energy will help balance the karma of the megatons of atomic destruction which the oxidizers were determined to use only a few years ago. Once people recognize that biological realities are the first order of civilization, even of spiritual responsibility, then the cultural and technical barriers preventing bio-transformation of the planet can be removed.

Eventually the soil WILL be restored, even made richer than believed possible, square foot by square foot, acre by acre, community by community, until plants thrive everywhere to their optimum. When people become free from biological need, the fear which drives the tyrants will be removed as biological scarcity becomes a chapter of our distant cultural past. Life can and will arise from the compost enriched soil in abundance of biblical proportion.

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Jim's essay is permanently available as glyph 20, at: http://explorersfoundation.org/glyphery/20.html

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http://www.DonorsChoose.org/. Technology-enabled. Extremely tangible. A direct connection between the donor and the recipient with minimal friction. I donated a microscope to a high school class in Queens for students from largely immigrant families, and every single student in the class sent me a thank you note. Children from all over the world, so thankful that someone cared enough to help with their learning. But this is only one of many worthy organizations that offer the giving opportunities contemplated by David. The point, however, is much bigger than giving to charity; it's about being a giving member of an interconnected world. And from embracing the concept of shared responsibility, I believe the concept of accountability springs naturally.

"As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God" —Matthew Paris, in Times Online. December 27, 2008 — link

Liberty arises from the passion of explorers for their tools. Fearless questions are powerful tools to open the way to the unexpected. For such questions, Socrates became unpopular. The path to a world fit for explorers may pass through the unpopular.