> Why do you think people fall for the labels then? I would postulate > that it's because we're all descendants of humans that grouped > together to gather food and defend themselves. Part of that natural > selection was humans that were wired to fall for the arbitrary "us > good, them bad." That means we all like labels (well most of us) that > differentiate us.
We are indeed wired for pattern recognition. But there is also very deep sociological programming for it, particularly in the "west". You could look at the biblical charge to Adam to name all the creatures and depending on how you read it, the naming gave Adam power over them all. Contrast that with Zen Buddhism that is less about controlling and labelling and more about accepting things as they come. -Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:134899 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
