Newton Garver was born in Buffalo NY, returning in 1961 to teach Philosophy at the University of Buffalo. There he rose through the ranks, becoming Distinguished Service Professor in 1991. At UB he chaired the Faculty Senate, published respectably, and traveled and lectured extensively. Now retired from active teaching, he lives nearby in a country house built by his grandparents, together with Anneliese Garver, his wife of 50 years. He continues to write and to give occasional lectures, but is more occupied with upkeep of the land and with various Quaker activities.
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The world conference on climate convened in Cochabamba was largely ignored by the mainstream media. So it was welcome to see a report in The Nation. But Bolivia has miles to go before the nation can be regarded a pace-setter on climate policy. Attached in my letter (not published) about the annual chaqueo and the neglect of solar energy.
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BEYOND KNOWING
Like it or not, science is the hotbed, the nursery, the arbiter, and the repository of knowledge. We need to bear this in mind as we ponder the roots of our beliefs. Many of the new atheists Dan Seeger discusses in his essay (Friends Journal January 2010) are scientists with convictions rooted in a profound incoherence shared by many Friends. They believe that any reasonable belief must be something known, and hence proven or provable. No human being behaves in a manner that accords with this conviction. That is why it is incoherent. Many, including prominent Quaker scientists such as Arthur Eddington and Kenneth Boulding, share this conviction. That is why it is worth examining.
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If we can¹t pay attention to enjoying what we already have, then going for more is probably a waste of resources--because we¹ll keep seeking fulfillment through the getting rather than the enjoying, and it will never feel like enough. --- Pamela Haines
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And of course, what is found so rarely must be hard. For if salvation were at hand, and could be found without great effort, how could nearly everyone neglect it? But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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