Jason, I agree that the universe is dynamic and ever changing. I would add that dynamic balance is the ideal. How about dynamic egalitarianism? And maybe that's the phase we're in now. Is sameness equality? I see your point about clothing differences. But I also think that FORCED sameness is not beneficial for human growth. I was thinking of countries wherein both men and women wear long robes or both men and women wear loose pants and long tops.
________________________________ From: Jason <jedi_sp...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 5:35 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Theology of Breaking Bad Could you name a few countries? IMHO, dress diferences actually perpetuate, bias, prejudices and discriminations, on a very subtle level, deep in the subconscious. Where is Ann when I need her? Nothing in the universe is static. We evolve and adapt to everchanging conditions. Stasis means sure extinction. The universe is an extremely dynamic place. This is really a survival issue. > --- "sharelong60" <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > Jason, there are countries where men and women dress in > very similar ways. But those countries don't seem very > egalitarian to me! > > > From: Jason <jedi_spock@...> > > > > Share, discrimination, bias, prejudices continue to exist on > > very subtle levels. There are invisible glass ceilings. It > > can take generations to wipe them out. > > > > An unisex dress code (specialy for children) in public > > spaces, I believe can play a role in creating a truly > > egalitarian society. > > > > > --- "sharelong60" <sharelong60@..> wrote: > > > > > > Jason, your comment about unisex dress code kind of jumped > > > out at me as did your linking that to an egalitarian > > > society. Actually I'm still kind of baffled by it so don't > > > even know what to ask except: can you say more? > > > > > > > From: Jason <jedi_spock@...> > > > > > > > > The Chinese philosophy which speaks of Yin-Yang, two > > > > equal energies mutually balancing each other is a far > > > > superior philosophy to western philosophy and certain > > > > aspects of indian philosophy. > > > > > > > > Science itself says that male and female are equals but > > > > different. > > > > > > > > Yoga is essentialy balance, ie life within parameters. > > > > > > > > Any society or culture that is imbalanced will > > > > eventually destroy itself. Nature hates imbalances and > > > > always tries to reach an equilibrium. I have always > > > > believed that an unisex dresscode in public spaces, is > > > > an important way to bring in a truly egalitarian > > > > society. > > > > > > > > "If a republic is small, it is destroyed by a foreign > > > > force; if it is large, it is destroyed by an internal > > > > vice." > > > > > > > > ~French philosopher, Montesquieu > > > > > > > > > --- "s3raphita" <s3raphita@..> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Ah, yes! C.S. Lewis and Mere Christianity. The book was > > > > > originally a series of talks Lewis gave on BBC Radio in > > > > > the 1940s. At one point he brought up the delicate topic > > > > > of sex. Lewis maintained that in his youth he had been all > > > > > in favour of a "natural"attitude towards sexual matters > > > > > but - he said - surely contemporary attitudes towards sex > > > > > were anything but "natural". There was something > > > > > positively diseased about them. As an example, Lewis asked > > > > > us to consider a striptease show. What are we make of such > > > > > an exhibition? Well, he said, imagine you had arrived in a > > > > > strange country where you discovered that the inhabitants > > > > > were in the habit of paying to gather in front of a > > > > > display of food that was hidden from view. Then, slowly, > > > > > the appetising meal was revealed to the gaze of the > > > > > citizens. Wouldn't you then conclude that something had > > > > > gone seriously wrong with the appetites of the denizens of > > > > > this imaginary nation? Well, isn't the same true of our > > > > > attitudes towards sex? We have a diseased approach, he > > > > > concluded. > > > > > > > > > > A listener to the programme later wrote in to say: if I > > > > > came across a country such as you describe I would assume > > > > > that the people were starving. What a splendid response! > > > > > The implication being that men frequent strip shows > > > > > because they are sex-starved. > > > > > > > > > > Now take a look around you at the 24/7 porn culture we > > > > > inhabit. Was Lewis right or the anonymous listener?
