“And so when we talk about intangible values remember that they cannot be separated from the others. The conservation of waters, forests, soils, and wildlife are all involved with the conservation of the human spirit. The goal we all strive toward is happiness, contentment, the dignity of the individual, and the good life. This goal will elude us forever if we forget the importance of the intangibles.” IfsHumansRememberSpiritValuesIndividualGoalWaterForgetForeverInvolvedDignityImportanceEnvironmentalStriveForestsSoilContentmentGood LifeConservationHuman SpiritWildlifeIntangibleEludeElude Us Author:Sigurd F. Olson
“Regardless of the extent to which the media promote "politically correct," but scientifically wrong, resolutions from professional societies such as the American Anthropological Association, facts remain facts and require appropriate scientific, not political or ideological, explanation. None of this should be construed as meaning that environmental factors play no part in individual and group differences. But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to these differences becomes more firmly established than ever.” ShouldYearsPlayFactsPoliticalIndividualDifferencesStudyGroupsMediaEvidenceEnvironmentalPassingPassingsFactorsExplanationContributionAppropriateResolutionAssociationIdeologicalPolitically CorrectEnvironmental Factors Author:J. Philippe Rushton
“As Joanna Macy reminds us, "Information by itself can increase resistance [to engagement], deepening the sense of apathy and powerlessness." Stories about particular individuals and specific situations usually have the opposite effect. By giving unwieldy problems a human face, they also bring them down to a human-and thus manageable-scale.” GivingHumansStoriesProblemFacesIndividualSituationEffectsInformationParticularOppositesIncreaseEnvironmentalScalesResistanceEngagementApathySustainabilityPowerlessnessManageableHuman FacesInspirational Environmental Book:Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times Source: Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times