David Ellwood

Films to advance the cause of Peace, Justice and Sustainability

I recently saw the film “Ocean with David Attenborough” (2025). It made me think we are literally “at war” with ALL life on Earth! (even in the depths of the oceans!) If you haven’t seen this film I highly recommend it:
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Hi Francie, So sorry to hear about your challenges. I hope things are improving now? Unfortunately I’m not very active because my schedule is very full for the next couple of months, but I’m hanging onto the mindset and community developed in this course.  (I’m also overwhelmed  because my Mum is booked in for cataract surgery next week and I’m n…[Read more]

Hi John, thanks so much! I will get the book. I found the trailer for the documentary on YouTube:

Hi Sarbmeet, I also loved what you said tonight. Thank you so much for sharing that.

After reading Stephan’s post above, I googled to see what IONS might stand for… I guess the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)”?? Here is the website:

Homepage

Apparently, the Institute conducts research on topics like the “survival of consciousness after bodily death.” That made me think of your idea/project John!

In 1994, TBS…[Read more]

Thank you John for initiating this discussion. I also wanted to draw attention to a more general problem, the “ethical responsibility of scientists”. Sadly, ethics is a subject often overlooked in the education of today’s scientists. One of the founders of the Pugwash movement (Sir Jozef Rotblat), encouraged the young scientists he met to take the…[Read more]

Thanks John! Paddling the Grand Canyon sound wonderful!! Living a life that is “dense” in enjoyable experiences is something worth striving for however long we live:)   I read the article you referenced and enjoyed it. However, I would like to add a little to the discussion.  Although the article gives a nice overview of some current ideas ab…[Read more]

Dear John,

Thank you for starting this discussion and including a transcript of Brian’s response to your question. My personal thinking on this is that our understanding of death is closely related to our understanding (or lack thereof) of time. After all, agency is rooted in time. Time is the great mystery, and I think we all find ourselves much…[Read more]