Don wrote:
>Modern institutions are designed to remove us as far as possible from
>nature and substitute or redefine nature. For example modern religions
>move us away from the wonders of a tree growing in a rocky cleft and
>substitute that with worship of something for which there is no tangible
>evidence. Therefore the wonder of the tree can be discounted completely
Two other ways to view the sublimation of nature:
1. It is cultural self preservation. The culture relies on
domination of nature and most of its structures promote this
belief.
2. Large systems focus on themselves and not on externals. This
might be the message from the book "Small is Beautiful"
Thus, as individuals we can still connect back to the tree
and define religion on a personal level. We may have to step
outside mainstream culture and most of its institutions.
I'm not sure these twisted words organize thoughts in a
useful way. But, acting on these ideas does produce a small
amount of tension in society..... A lady on the
Organic-Gardening list once wrote saying i was "some
reclusive misfit hiding in the woods". So... why should a
misfit writing about cultural institutions possibly bother a
lady thousands of miles away?
Probably we are attached to cultural institutions and feel
threatened when they are threatened. No? Try entering a
sports bar and saying sports waste resources and we have real
problems that need attention. Then point out that the pleasure
gained from sports is offset by some negatives for society.
Don't forget to wear a helmet before attempting this suicidal act.
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