Sometimes I think about how literally digging holes is bringing forests back 💚

From Ethiopia to Burkina Faso, we work with local communities in some of the driest places on Earth… by digging holes in the soil.

Some of these methods have been passed down for generations.

Have you seen this before?

#foxholes #desertification #halfmoons #climatefacts

Fun, lighthearted 30 min video about a method of regenerating forest WITHOUT planting trees, which is being used in Madagascar. #FoxHoles
Very interesting and informative.
https://youtu.be/-ef6QIuYDgw?feature=shared
How we're restoring ancient forest WITHOUT planting trees in Madagascar

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How #Atheists Imagine (and cope with) #Death --
Are there Atheists in #Foxholes? And what do atheists imagine happens when death occurs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8T6RvwRRk
#atheism #fear #dying #philosophy

How Atheists Imagine (and cope with) Death | Christel Manning

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A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:

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Speaking of atheism, I remember one time when Jack Patton and I went to a sermon in Vietnam delivered by the highest-ranking Chaplain in the Army. He was a General.
The sermon was based on what he claimed was a well-known fact, that there were no #Atheists in #foxholes.
I asked Jack what he thought of the sermon afterwards, and he said, …
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/64334/

#quote #quotes #quotation #atheist #danger #war

Hocus Pocus, ch. 24 (1990) - Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. | WIST Quotations

Speaking of atheism, I remember one time when Jack Patton and I went to a sermon in Vietnam delivered by the highest-ranking Chaplain in the Army. He was a General. The sermon was based on what he claimed was a well-known fact, that there were no Atheists in foxholes. I…

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No Atheists In Foxholes. Or Libertarians In Bank Runs

Bank runs are an old phenomenon. According to Wikipedia, the first known bank runs go back to the 16th century, followed by the Tulip Manias, the South Sea Bubble, the French Mississippi Company, and…

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