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FYI ... of course, this is the easy bit, all the interesting stuff is in the process-relations in the yellow arrows :-)
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Here's another: (Courtesy of Martin Goodwill on LinkedIn)
An American visitor to London goes into a church.
Fascinated by the payphone on the wall, he asks the priest what's that all about? The priest tells him it's a direct line to Heaven, but the call charge is £1000. The American decides against it.
Later in his holiday he visits a church in Lancashire where a similar phone is installed, but again the £1000 charge puts him off.
Next he goes to Yorkshire, and in the church he asks the priest if there's a payphone to Heaven? The priest says "yes, it will cost you £1." "Why so cheap?" asks the American. "Local rates", answers the priest.
'Appy Yorkshire Day!!
Democracy as Conversation - On Chautauqua, Inquiry, and the Quest for Understanding by Artun Turan
qinndotcom.wordpress.com/202…
(See also Robert Pirsig association at robertpirsig.org/ )
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Here (link below) an excellent piece from @_artun on the US @chq Chautauqua tradition inherited by modern initiatives like @htlgi "How The Light Gets In" in the UK and @Mat_Koyu "Nesin Philosophy Villages" in Turkey.
Particularly poignant the West<>Islam bridge given @SalmanRushdie ongoing support for writers' freedom of thought and expression and resistance to "cancellation" or worse in his case. Rushdie himself influenced by Robert Pirsig's use of Chautauqua and more.
In our times of ubiquitous sharing of opinions good and bad on anything and everything, it's good to be reminded of the value of proper conversation on challenging topics @almalydan @TeessideSitP
