--- In [email protected], "Bob Brigante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip > > There is an inherent "caste" system in the human population: some > people are real smart, some people are real dumb, most fall in the > middle portions of the bell curve (and the classic bell curve is the > distribution of intelligence among humans). So there is an > obvious "caste" in human life, and the fact that traditional Vedic > culture acknowledges it, while democratic countries are proud of the > fact that "anybody can become President" (even a degenerate moron > like Dumbya), does not mean that the caste system, properly > understood and lived is a means of "discrimination and exploitation" - > - it may be discrimination (which is, after all, what intellect is > all about), but it is not exploitative, but allows the fastest > possible progress in human life and the greatest good for all. I am > aware of all the abuses attributed to the current caste system in > India, but that is a function of the low level of consciousness lived > there now, and does not intrinsically discredit the caste system.
I agree with the upside of human variegation and specialization. I am not convinced IQ-test intelligence and the Bell Curve is the best way to determine the correct Dharma for an individual. I am sure there are just as many asinine Brahmins out there as there are Genius sudras.. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
