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Radio 4,20 Dec 2019,9 mins

The recurrent dream of an end-time

A Point of View

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“Whatever humans do, the world is not going to end”, writes John Gray. “Humankind cannot destroy the planet any more than it can save it”. John Gray ponders why the belief that the human world can be completely and suddenly transformed, never really goes away. Producer: Adele Armstrong

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