--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I mean insights into human nature. I would not use he term "laws" in > this context. >
Rituals meant to please the god of <whatever>, might well be activating the parts of the brain associated with <whatever>. Is this a "law" of human nature? > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > "I'm willing to bet that the Platonic Mysteries taught this about the > > > Greek Gods also..." > > > > > > I am more of a Joseph Campbell man concerning myths from the past. > > > Equating any set of ancient gods with the laws of nature we discover > > > in science seems too reductionist. I believe the guys who wrote those > > > stories were better writers than that. They weren't asking the same > > > questions we are asking with science's discovery of laws of nature. > > > The two systems may not be compatible except by analogy. > > > > > > I would much rather hear a psychologist talk about the connections > > > with myths than a physicist. I think ancient cultures recorded a lot > > > of wisdom about human nature and the nature of society in those myths. > > > > The laws of nature in Hinduism also refer to the laws of *human* > nature. Or rather, the laws > > of human nature are simplistically reflected in what Westerners call > laws of nature. > > > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
