BTW Paul - in answer to your question 'What does Progress want?', I suggest a very simple answer - 'More'. It is indeed the insatiable Spirit of Moloch. As a priest I hear everywhere the unspoken question, 'why is it never enough?'. Two further references and then I'll return to my contemplation :-) First have you come across Scott Alexa…
BTW Paul - in answer to your question 'What does Progress want?', I suggest a very simple answer - 'More'. It is indeed the insatiable Spirit of Moloch. As a priest I hear everywhere the unspoken question, 'why is it never enough?'. Two further references and then I'll return to my contemplation :-) First have you come across Scott Alexander's extended 'Meditation on Moloch'? Worth a look in this regard. Second - Progress - The Timbered Choir by Wendell Berry . . . The pursuit of 'The objective' is a journey form nowhere to nowhere. There are no reference points - every love unloved etc. Blessings on your day!
BTW Paul - in answer to your question 'What does Progress want?', I suggest a very simple answer - 'More'. It is indeed the insatiable Spirit of Moloch. As a priest I hear everywhere the unspoken question, 'why is it never enough?'. Two further references and then I'll return to my contemplation :-) First have you come across Scott Alexander's extended 'Meditation on Moloch'? Worth a look in this regard. Second - Progress - The Timbered Choir by Wendell Berry . . . The pursuit of 'The objective' is a journey form nowhere to nowhere. There are no reference points - every love unloved etc. Blessings on your day!