Sorry, I am totally lost, I cannot connect your
response to what was discussed.
Eva
> Eva, don't be a bore. There is plenty of research in the works of Geertz, Edward
> Hall ect. that proves that we are radically different once we get beyond the "we are
> all the same once we take off our clothes" stage. You should consider the French
> attitude towards world musics. Up until the French shamed us all, we were saying
> there is only music and we have it. Now we know there are many and that all
> expression is site/time specific. The chances are that it is the same for scientific
> expression as well. Are the arts and anthropology really that far ahead of the
> sciences? REH
>
> P.S. you never answered my post about the reverse cultures of the New World in our
> relationship to gender and ownership.
>
> Eva Durant wrote:
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> > > Well, I was teaching a wonderful black dramatic soprano today and her answer to
> > > this particular question was that there was something in the Caucasian gene
> > > that didn't allow for serious long term cooperation. The statement sounds
> > > racist but somehow you all seem to be coming up with the same answer except you
> > > include her culture in your cynicism.
> > > REH
> > >
> >
> > Homo sapiens is one species. The gene variation between "white"
> > and "black" individuals may be less than between "same colour"
> > people.
> > What a load of nonsense. I haven't heard of any cultures
> > having a particularily peaceful past. We'll only get peace and
> > cooperation when we discontinue the class-system and everyone
> > has the same access to wealth. health, power, education,
> > creativity, etc., not the least arm control.
> >
> > (Jay's "gamekeeping" would just continue
> > the old tradition of violent power-struggle.)
> >
> > Eva
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