Some aspects of our inherited cultural system are clearly harmful to our planet, our descendants, and our own humanity. How did this happen? The study of trauma and the science of epigenetics offer clues. In the context of our damaged and dysfunctional culture, acting with honor for our ancestors, respect for ourselves, and love for future generations often looks like rudeness or radical defiance. Sometimes, Love requires us to defy our own heritage.

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J.D. Stillwater is a science ambassador, a career science educator, and the uncle of UUSS member Amanda Dewey. He is on a mission to promote science as a source of spiritual inspiration and cultural shift.  He and Ann Stillwater are members of the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, PA.