In both religion and science some people are dishonest exploitative incompetent and exhibit other human failings.
I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature and it should be displaced. Failing that I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources.
I like movies about failing.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.
While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms a responsible command structure and obeying the laws of war.
If you feel your school is failing you the question is why. Is it a lack of parental involvement large classes school violence poor learning environment? Are there any standards to determine where problems are? Are there tutoring or mentoring programs? If the school is still failing after 3 years then what are your options?
There's no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times.
I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally there are exceptions... the Jewish Italian and Irish humor of the East Coast.
Five years ago we were working on a new album when my health began failing.