TIME: Dean Ornish on Why Love, Not Fear, Will Help Us Fix Climate Change

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• Joe Bobbins October 16, 2014

  this should be approved :)

• William Zaffer November 7, 2014

  Rachel:

  I watched Neil Young with a conversation on PBS Charlie Rose last week and he said we have lost 0ver 1/2 the species in the world since 1970 and why would we stay on the same course? I agree, he says he talks about the environment out of LOVE and for our kids future not this myth to me of a heaven afterwards if we just believe in Jesus. From not being brain dead, just another reason to stay lazy and not be responsible in ones life. When we become good stewards of our body, mind, and of a higher power creation, we can create a better world.

  Live healthier and green,

  Bill Zaffer
  Tucson, Arizona

• Richard Kurylski November 7, 2014

  Three cheers for Dr Ornish for showing us that the mechanism of fear less strong and is easily defeated by the mechanism of love. He gives a couple of good examples saying that motivation based on love works far better than the one based on fear with one exeption – it is not always a good idea to listen to your cardiologist… Living proof is my father, who is 91. He suffered a heart attack 3 years ago. The cardiologist at the hospital before discharging him told him to have plenty of rest. After returning home, the following day my father was on the run again – meaning he is unable to stay put at home, he must always be out either visiting family and friends or simply walking with crutches (he also suffers from arthrites). 16 months later he almost breathless fell down in the street while walking and his cardiologist asked him to do some tests at a hospital. The results were too bad (worse than Clinton’s? I don’t know…) The fact is that he was advised a bypass operation. The hospital would not let him out. He defied any medical advice and left the hospital at his own responsibility. And he has been back on the run for the last 20 months. He HAS NEVER BEEN A VEGETARIAN. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than wise.

  I beg to differ, Dr Ornish, as far as the following words within its context obviously, are concerned, namely that  If it’s fun, then it’s sustainable. Does it mean that all fun is sustainable? Sustainability is measured mathematically. Just see this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY&feature=related
  Our lives are based on economy. As long as we all want to live better and longer consuming more and more and we are never satisfied, the growth will never be sustainable whatever the media say. We must slow down with our wishes that push forward the economic machine.

  Last but not least, a global warming is an open question. There is no definite proof that the media or the UN want us to believe. There are scores of scientists that laugh their head off at the idea that is being thrust down our throat. Unfortunately they are not welcome in the mainstream media. The easiest thing is to debunk the opposite view and call it conspiratorial. But is it really? Isn’t it a question of the fractal time that our planet is passing through? Who is as sure as eggs? Are you, Dr Ornish? I am not.