Dr. Andrew Schmookler - A Better Human Story

http://abetterhumanstory.org/ https://3quarksdaily.com/ They are related-- as you'll see, the ideas in the briefer op/ed piece (on "The Central Challenge Facing a Civilization-Creating Creature) are contained in the larger framework in the essay (published on 3QuarksDaily), titled "The Fate of Human Civilization." Here's the op/ed piece: Andy Schmookler: The central challenge facing a civilization-creating species | Nvdaily | nvdaily.com Here's the larger perspective: The Fate of Human Civilization - 3 Quarks Daily The Battle Between Democracy and Fascism – A Better Human Story Andy Schmookler: Contact with 'the realm of the sacred? | Nvdaily | nvdaily.com When Evil Rises Among a People – A Better Human Story Dr. Andrew Schmookler is an Award-Winning Author, former Democratic nominee for Congress in VA, and a Columnist. Key Focus: How the meaning of the news — national and global — can be better understood in terms of the larger forces at work. Dr. Schmookler’s current work, A Better Human Story, focuses on enabling humankind to better understand the forces at work that have driven the story of humankind on this planet. You can find his website here. https://3quarksdaily.com/ Dr. Andrew Schmookler is an Award-Winning Author, former Democratic nominee for Congress in VA, and a Columnist. Key Focus: How the meaning of the news — national and global — can be better understood in terms of the larger forces at work. Dr. Schmookler’s current work, A Better Human Story, focuses on enabling humankind to better understand the forces at work that have driven the story of humankind on this planet. You can find his website here. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT A WAY OF UNDERSTANDING OUR HUMANITY, AND THE STORY OF OUR SPECIES ON THIS PLANET, THAT • EXPLAINS MUCH ABOUT THE OVERALL TRAJECTORY OF HUMAN HISTORY; AND, IN PARTICULAR, • PROVIDES A BASIC INSIGHT INTO WHY OUR HISTORY HAS BEEN AS TORMENTED AND DESTRUCTIVE AS IT HAS BEEN; • PRESENTS A USEFUL AND HIGHLY PLAUSIBLE WAY OF COMPREHENDING THE NATURE, SOURCE, AND MODUS OPERANDI OF WHAT HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN CALLED “EVIL”; • SHOWS PERSUASIVELY THAT HUMAN HISTORY SHOULD NOT BE SEEN AS HUMAN NATURE WRIT LARGE, THAT THE UGLINESS WE SEE IN HISTORY IS NOT EVIDENCE OF AN UGLINESS INHERENT IN HUMANITY; AND THUS SHOWS THAT WE ARE LIKELY FAR BETTER CREATURES THAN MOST OF US BELIEVE, • ENABLES US TO ENVISION MUCH BRIGHTER POSSIBILITIES FOR THE HUMAN FUTURE THAN ARE CURRENT IN MOST CONTEMPORARY THINKING; • (AND MOST IMMEDIATELY, EXPLAINS HOW A DESTRUCTIVE FORCE HAS GAINED GREAT POWER IN RECENT TIMES IN THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM, LEADING TO THE ELECTION OF A MAN WHOSE RISE TO THE PRESIDENCY WOULD PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN UNTHINKABLE); –A WAY OF UNDERSTANDING THAT DOES THESE THINGS IN A SECULAR FRAMEWORK THAT BUILDS LOGICALLY UPON SOME OF THE BEST AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE FROM THE RELEVANT FIELDS?