Problem
Watch the video "The Magician's Twin: The Case Against Scientism by CS Lewis. [Video is in the Lecture (Narrative)]
Answer the following reflection questions:
a) What is scientism?
b) How is science comparable to magic?
c) What is the presented essence of modernity and its consequence?
d) What do we need for the sciences to be good?
Answer the following based on the Article "Forget Developing Poor Countries, It's Time to De-develop Rich Countries"
a) What is the main objective of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations?
b) What is the standardized unit that measures resource use and waste?
c) What is the standard response to eradicating poverty?
d) What is the threshold of the earth for adequately sustaining life?
e) According to the majority of people in middle- and high-income countries, what puts the planet and society at risk?
f) How many hectares should each of us consume annually based on the resources available in the planet?
g) What are the two indicators of the quality of life given in the article?