Truth Seekers Stockholm

When we began the industrial and scientific revolution no one could have imagined the impact we would come to have on the world.

From space the planet can be seen glowing at night from artificial lights - powered by our harnessing of natural forces, like the burning of combustibles and the splitting of the atom. In orbit we can see satellites and even structures for human habitation. A testament to our engineering prowess that enables us to build rockets that can escape earth's gravitational pull. We even build computing machines capable of exceeding human intelligence in many ways.

No doubt we've become powerful in a way that would've struck our ancestors with awe.

But, it has come at a cost.

Rivers that used to be so pristine that you could drink from them are now flowing with chemicals that are toxic to us. Massive amounts of plastic has found it's way into our oceans, smaller pieces even into wildlife, and micro plastics even into us. The burning of fossil fuels has changed the chemical composition of the atmosphere, affecting how rays from the sun hit our planet. Our industrial activity is disrupting ecology that has taken millions of years to evolve and stabilize.

We're playing with complex systems in a way that we don't seem to understand.

Is our vision for the future one where our technological mastery enables us to restore the natural world? Or is it one where we reduce our industrial activity and live simpler lives, without the excesses we often see, and more in tune with how people have lived historically? And how do we decide?

Should we as individuals aim to live more sustainably?

Can we trust the science? Can we trust politicians? And what are the dangers with political solutions?

Join us this Saturday as we delve into this fascinating and highly relevant topic!