On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:56 AM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/2/2013 3:32 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote: > > I'm simply pointing out that you may be under the influence of > christian morality even though you reject christianity. This is not > surprising, we grew in a western civilisation that was greatly > influenced by christianity. In this case I believe you are being > puritanical because you believe that certain pursuits are not worthy > because they do not contribute to the material common good. This moral > value is not exclusive to christianity, of course, but given that your > name is "John Clark" I would bet that that is where it originates > from, in your case. > > > It's not only not exclusive to Christianity it's not exclusive to religion. > It has been part of every human (and probably hominid) tribe since the > beginning of the species.
Not at all, humans are not social insects. We have a strong drive for art, introspection and self-expression. Asian cultures have placed a high value on meditation for millennia. Many tribes developed their religions and proto-religions around entheogens. People smoke and watch porn. Western puritanism either rejects or highly regulates all of these things. > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
