In December 2013, Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95. Tributes rang out all over the world. Mandela was an inspiration to millions, if not billions, of people. He gave voice to the oppressed; he demonstrated unsurpassed resilience and resolve as an advocate of freedom and democracy; and, most notably, he brokered a new peace and a new constitution for South Africa in the face of intense and sustained opposition.
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Exercising our Freedom and Intelligence: Part 9

“Examples of important societal problems abound – wars, crime, poverty, urban problems, regional problems, international problems, inflation, malnutrition, starvation, and disease. Experience shows how imperfectly we deal with these problems…Shortages impend in energy, food, water, affection, wilderness, knowledge, personal freedom, and wisdom. Excesses impend in pollution, population, crime, hatred, war, ignorance, and human suppression…Societal problems, being interlocked, challenge human ingenuity” (p. 1 – 3).
Exercising Our Freedom and Intelligence: Part 8
The future is uncertain. There is little doubt about that. Although scientific infrastructures, explanatory scientific models, open data platforms, and methods of predicting the future are constantly evolving, our ability to predict and plan for the future remains limited. But there is one certainty, at least: we will worry about our future. Our worry is understandable. We want to know what the scenario for our future is. How will the story play out for us, our children, our grandchildren, and all our many relatives? And if we have a tendency to think big, we might ask, how will the story of life on Earth unfold?
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Exercising our Freedom and Intelligence: Part 7

Exercising Our Freedom and Intelligence: Part 6
