Herb Coleman wrote:
It seems to me that all of the examples below can also be interpreted as
examples of peoples quest for power.
Let's see:
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Many tribal wars in Africa (based on differing religions).
Wrong again. Many of these battles have colonial roots. The Hutus and
Rod Hetzl wrote:
Hey folks. Someone made a passing reference in one of our recent
religion discussions about how Freud believed that people were too
inherently self-centered (or something else) to truly turn the other
cheek or love others. Can someone point me to some of Freud's writing
I've enjoyed all of your discussions of this very much (although I must =
admit, I felt sort of ignorant in the presence of you scholars). I have =
a question that is only slightly related to this discussion...
There is/was a practice of mortification of sins (or so I've been told), =
in
Nope, it's alive and well (?) and still practiced in many parts of the world
by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Some of the practitioners who are
Catholics belong to a sect (some think of it as a cult, but I believe that's
a little extreme) called Opus Dei. Catholics in Spain traditionally
Didn't mean to sound dismissive or flip about motivation and personality
types, should there be any bona fide flagellantes in the TIPS group.
There's always the possibility that flagellantes are sincere and faithful.
To each his/her own.
Beth Benoit
I'd be
interested in exploring motivation and
Actually, self-flagellation in historical Christianity, dates back to the
absorbtion of eastern ascetics and flagellants in the 4th century who
practiced extreme asceticism and self-flagellation as both a sign of
penance and a reenactment of the of floggings of Jesus. Although not
formally CHurch
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Didn't mean to sound dismissive or flip about motivation and personalitytypes, should there be any bona fide flagellantes in the TIPS group.There's always the possibility that flagellantes are sincere and faithful.To each
Subject: Re: Religion -- is this conversation going anywhere?
From: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:47:54 -0500
I'm with Rod on this. Our past experience with these discussions here
hasn't been very good...
Here's a completely unrelated question I was wondering about
I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but the lead story in the APS Observer that
arrived this morning is Psychological science and the transformation of the military
by Richard Hobert.
Dennis
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PLease note that it was 9/11/73 that Allende' of
Chile was overthrown by the CIA.
MIchael Sylvester,PhD
DAytona Beach,Florida
Allende,Che Guevara gone but
forgotten.
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What I would like to find out is the purpose that such rituals fulfills
in so many peoples' lives. Be it flagellation, crucifixion, walking up
hundreds of stone stairs on one's knees... This has been going on for a
long, long time. Why? What does it bring to people? And as you ask
Beth, is
Hi all,
A question was asked in one of my classes... To demonstrate the
Hindsight Bias, I give half the class a short statement reporting a
phoney research finding. The otehr half gets the exact opposite. (each
gets it on a sheet of paper). They are then asked to write down why they
I found "The Question of God" to be an interesting read. However, I thought
the author attempted too often to make implications about Freud's personal
life/behaviors that were unnecessary. And I should say that I'm a behaviorist
and no great fan of Freud or his theories.
Cecil
Hetzel, Rod
Allen Esterson wrote
I agree with Herb that it is absurd to put so many between-group conflicts
down to religious differences, but the notion that tribes in Africa tended
to live peacefully together until the advent of colonialism is no more the
case than that native North American tribes
TIPSters--
Can anyone recommend a good video on the brain (neural functioning, anatomy) suitable foran introductory psychology course? I'd thought there would be dozens of such things but am having quite a time finding anything useful.
Thanks!
Robin AbrahamsNotices at the bottom of this
Scientific American's Pieces of Mind PBS website
Discovery Channel's Brainstormers Discovery School Website
Brain related episodes of Zimbardo or Hockenbury's telecourses.
Nancy Melucci
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Ah, that minor in Middle Age history helps sometimes :).
These are all mortification of the flesh and have various reasons for
occurring. They were probably linked to people trying to become closer to
Christ by experiencing all that he experienced (the whippings,
crucifixion, the carrying of the
Robin--A video that I enjoy using...and that the students seem to enjoy
is
"Understanding the Amazing Brain". I purchased it from The Learning
Channel.
It's $19.95 and is 52 minutes...depending on how much time I have I
sometimes only use the first few segments. Here's the
what experiment did Dave Premack perform that
occasionate the formulation of the Premack principle?
MIchael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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Flagellation was practiced when I was a student at
the Trappist Monastery at the Abbey of Gethsemani
in Kentucky.But it only took place during Holy Week.
The monastic bell would ring to begin the process
and ring again to cease. It did not last too long.
The trappist were called Order
I want to second that vote for "understanding the amazing brain"...it has great segments including a hemispherectomy done by Dr. Benjamin Carson. Fascinating, attention getting and scientifically good stuff.
Nancy Melucci
Long Beach City College
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Are you talking about his 1961 study on reinforcer relativity (using rats)?
Carol
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what experiment did Dave Premack perform
Linda Woolf wrote:
Allen Esterson wrote
I agree with Herb that it is absurd to put so many between-group conflicts
down to religious differences, but the notion that tribes in Africa tended
to live peacefully together until the advent of colonialism is no more the
case than that native
Thanks for the reference, Cecil. I'm looking forward to reading it.
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