Greg M. Epstein reads from E.B. White’s essay, Once More to the Lake, and Madeline Ostrander’s essay on the ethics of bringing children into a world facing climate uncertainty, reflecting on how nostalgia and future anxieties shape our understanding of legacy and purpose.
Today’s guest is Greg M. Epstein, the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT and author of Good Without God. For two decades, Greg has built a community of secular and non-religious students and thinkers. He discusses how humanism, self-reflection, and embracing vulnerability can lead to meaning and connection, even in the face of existential challenges.
Greg’s reflections offer insight into staying grounded and finding purpose amid overwhelming change.
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Greg reads from two essays: first, E.B. White’s Once More to the Lake, and then Madeline Ostrander’s How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth? contemplating memory and time. [Reading begins at 14:27]
Hear us discuss:
Resources:
Greg M. Epstein | Tech Agnostic | Good Without God | LinkedIn | X
E.B. White | Essays of E.B. White
Madeline Ostrander | How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth?
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