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Finding strength through failure at the end of the universe.

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It's a cosmic principle, expansion. In human terms it's gone by various names: Manifest Destiny, lebensraum, and the popular umbrella, imperialism. Is it possible that the desire of some groups of humans to control ever larger areas of land can be traced all the way back to the beginning of the universe? No, it's not. See what kind of truth the tree of silliness can bear? We've already debunked a notion that, in the desire to acquire greater territory, humans are channeling a cosmic principle.

In a Moment of Truth 14 billion years in the making, Jeff Dorchen considers conflict as something maybe baked into the whole cosmic deal of existence, from the Big Bang onwards - or maybe it's not and we should value all the W.B. Yeatses and flavors of gelato we have on this 1/10ˆ24 of the universe we have to call home.

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Jeff Dorchen

According to his contacts on LinkedIn, Jeff Dorchen can do just about anything. He’s a visual artist, songwriter/musician, actor, essayist, poet, playwright and screenwriter.

 

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