war or peace?

article from a magazine called science & spirit (whose mission is to “explore the integration of the scientific and spiritual aspects of our culture in a way that is accessible and relevant to everyday living”) in which a science writer answers the question, “what is the most important unsolved scientific problem?” in his opinion: war. its bi-line: “neither doomed to violence nor peaceful by nature, we are shaped by the civilizations we create. modern society spends a good deal of time, effort, and scientific resource on finding better ways to wage war. what if we directed just a fraction of that energy toward finding a better way to wage peace?” pretty interesting though he does express a very naive desire for the u.s. to “establish a kind of manhattan project aimed at solving (the problem of war) once and for all.” he must have missed george c. scott’s speech from patton. whoops! now where is that… (sounds of rummaging) here you go.

posted by jmorrison on 04/22 | news & views - op ed | | send entry