“One lives a good life through making good decisions and continually going to that place in you where you find your good.”

The Next Democracy

Given the critical times we are in this Project has proposed a very short, succinct body of language to re-introduce the idea of democracy to the 21st Century. We no longer can afford to compete for points on the scale of mutual hatred. We must find language that addresses the critical stress point of democracy in our world today. Click below, read, comment and do a pre-vote if you see something to which you can commit.

The ConversationNovember 9, 2021robertjahner
Values, Ethics and InspirationValues, Ethics and InspirationAugust 5, 2021robertjahner

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  • Good and Guilt, the Problem with Intention

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