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[A @anoukk3]

Leestip! “Waarom zou de generatie studenten die als proefkonijn voor een verknipt systeem heeft gediend, niet het recht hebben op dezelfde uitkering als ze onder de basisbeurs zouden krijgen?” #leenstelsel #nietmijnschuld https://t.co/F6B8INnO2o

[A @anoukk3]

Maybe if all of us would be a bit more open towards collaboration, communication, and imagination we can make the future world a better place. @asweknowitrug

[A @anoukk3]

In the past couple of weeks we have been discussing the interesting and sometimes depressing aspects of #climatechange, end times and #sustainability. Today we took a look at the future. Climate doomism assumes that it is too late to change our behaviour regarding climate change.

[A @anoukk3]

However, today’s podcast showed me that we are allowed to have hope. Hope for a sustainable future, technological advances, new initiatives. Something that gave me hope was the fact that I wasn't even aware of so many different perspectives on climate change.

[A @anoukk3]

However, I do not think that focusing on each others differences will help us to solve the refugee crisis. As mentioned in the podcast, we should try to take the heat out of the conversation and instead focus on practical solutions @asweknowitRUG 3/3

[A @anoukk3]

Today’s podcast discussed the notion of #climaterefugees. The UN defines a refugee as someone who is unable/unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, social group, political opinion. 1/3

[A @anoukk3]

Something thats not specifically mentioned is migration due to natural disasters and #climatechange, even though there are millions of people affected by this. What I found interesting is the way in which fear plays a role. Fear of the (cultural?) unknown. 2/3

[A @anoukk3]

But what if we have reached the maximum of our (technological) adaptive capacities? Something as complex as climate change cannot be solved by one discipline. It's time to go beyond the boundaries of what we know today, and try to work together with local cultures @asweknowitRUG

[A @anoukk3]

In this weeks podcast, I found it interesting that #climatechange was identified as a risk multiplier, especially in vulnerable regions that already deal with political/social violence. These problems caused by climate change are often ‘solved’ by new technological advances.

[A @anoukk3]

However, I think this is quite unfair as it's a fundamental part of their culture. We should keep in mind that the things we value, are not necessarily the same in other communities. I'm afraid that we sometimes forget about this @asweknowitRUG

[A @anoukk3]

In this week’s podcast arctic indigenous heritage was discussed. They live quite differently than we do in Western society. One example is that they mostly eat meat, and this eating habit has come into danger because of #climatechange. Some have urged them to stop eating meat.

[A @anoukk3]

animals, plants, water, the sky. Therefore, the #endoftheworld will happen every time someone reaches enlightenment by waking up from the illusion. This is a totally different perspective than the apocalyptic alternatives that we have read about a few weeks ago @asweknowitrug

[A @anoukk3]

Today I learned that in #Buddhism, reality is an illusion. I found this interesting as I hadn’t thought about life like that. All of us are connected with ideas and perceptions. Which means that we're not just one individual being, but we are part of a whole together with nature,

[A @anoukk3]

that there's no division between humans and nature, they are in the same category. This means that nature is also part of the cycle of liberation. In other words, this relationship assumes no superiority, which is different from the Western view on #climatechange @asweknowitRUG

[A @anoukk3]

Todays podcast talked about Hinduism & Buddhism – religions that are very interesting to me. It discussed the role of desire as the origin of suffering. Suffering is the main obstacle for humanity in order to reach liberation. When speaking about nature, it’s important to know

[A @anoukk3]

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[A @anoukk3]

Today we discussed the Islamic perspective on #climatechange. What I found interesting is that in pre-Islamic times there were 2 main forces: deification of gods, and faith. Faith is non-negotiable, seen as a hunter. Humans are its prey. This also works on an environmental level

[A @anoukk3]

I think this is similar to Christianity. Both believe that the earth should come to an end, but how we cope with that differs. We can either choose to see ourselves as superior and exploit the world, or we see ourselves as 'deputies' to protect it, which is similar to stewardship

[A @anoukk3]

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[A @anoukk3]

During this week's podcast, apocalypticism was discussed. In ancient times, this was used as a message of comfort and hope for better times. I keep finding it interesting that there are different interpretations of #theendoftheworld. Some see it as a threat, others welcome it.

[A @anoukk3]

A quote that I found interesting: "When you understand that under capitalism a forest has no value until it's cut down, you begin to understand the root of our #ClimateCrisis ." Our world as we know it is changing, and maybe so should our way of valuing the natural world.