EXPONENTIAL-GROWTH is any pattern-of-growth - - - which on-average during each-like-time interval increases by the same fraction - - - as it increased during the just-previous like-time-interval. Human "successes", "civilizations", "communities", "Corporations", "nations", and EMPIRES" - - - Are NOT-SUSTAINABLE and TRAGICALLY COLLAPSE - - - WHENEVER They long-sustain any form of - - - EXPONENTIAL-GROWTH Of-Any-ACTIVITY which is not-recognized as a LONG-TERM-THREAT and so: (A) IS-NOT Intentionally-Mitigated-in-Well-Disciplined-Ways by (B) True-Lovers and Mitigators-of-Alienative-Conflicts Within-and-Among-Them - - - (C) As Gracious-Communal-Integrators who are skilled in Collaborating-Coordinating-and-Cooperating efforts (D) FOR-THE-BENEFIT-OF-ALL Members of the Crew of God's Astronomically-Tiny-and-Isolated Spherical-Space-Ship-EARTH. Such LONG-LONG-TERM-THREATENING ACTIVITIES Have-Included and Can-Include: 1. Cutting-Down MOST-TREES on Earth's-Surface and consuming them in diverse ways. 2. Digging-Out MOST-COAL from Space-Ship-Earth's Very-Thin-Shell and consuming MOST-COAL in diverse ways. 3. Extracting MOST-OIL from Space-Ship-Earth's Very-Thin-Shell and consuming MOST-OIL in diverse ways. 4. Generating GARBAGE and Dumping GARBAGE into Earths Very-Thin-Shell, the only place we can all live. 5. Ignoring how "Presumably-Isolated" each of these activities is from everything else that is around it in EARTH. 6. Creating and manufacturing great amounts of Non-Bio-Degradable compounds and substances. 7. Engaging in Presumably-Endless ALIENATIVE-CONFLICTS which THREATEN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR 'civilization". 8. Demanding Presumably-Endless FORMS-OF-CONFORMITY which THREATEN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 9. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating "different-people" and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 10. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating CREATIVE-PEOPLE and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 11. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating WELL-INFORMED-ONES and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 12. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating THOUGHTFUL-PEOPLE and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 13. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating EMPATHETIC-PEOPLE and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 14. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating SYMPATHETIC-PEOPLE and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 15. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating HOSPITABLE-PEOPLE and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 16. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating GENEROUS-PEOPLE and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 17. Presumably-Endlessly Alienating TRUE-LOVERS and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 18. Seeking to be Endlessly Pretentious-and-Dishonest and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 19. Trying to WIN-OUR-OWN Collusive-Game-of-Mutual-Self-Deception in NON SUSTAINABLE WAYS within OUR "civilization". 20. Being Presumably-Endlessly ADDICTED/CODEPENDENT and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 21. Being Endlessly Isolated from Environments/People and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". 22. Being Endlessly Ignorant of our FINITUDE/SEPARATION and so THREATENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR "civilization". Be Safely-Together In-Open-and-Honest-Dialogues Within Shalom's Gracious-Sanctuaries!