I’m often fearful, listening to discussions about human fate arranged around the agendas of government and international business, that “the best minds” are infrequently present when critical decisions are being made. If Theory of Mind psychology is correct in saying that minds operating at the higher levels of intentionality have the greatest capacity to be discerning and empathetic, and if it is wise to take seriously the idea that global climate disturbance, ocean acidification, and other planetary environmental problems cannot be successfully addressed without the highest level of
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