The single greatest world transformation would simply be the embrace of global reasonableness and pluralistic tolerance - the global embrace of egoic-rationality (on the way to centauric vision-logic).
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Global change requires adopting rational tolerance and evolving toward a more integrated worldview.
- In plain terms
- The world needs more reason and tolerance to move forward.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace tolerance and rational thinking for global progress.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does global reasonableness look like?
- How do we build tolerance?
Another view
Reason alone may not solve deeply emotional or cultural conflicts.
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