> P.S. 1) The movement of the human from shared chemical > communication to the verbal communication of the individual may be > the point of fragmentation of our species. We constantly mask our > senses with additional "chemical smells" or "air cleaners" or > various and sundry items in our day-to-day lives (many of which are > chronic poisons) creating a maelstrom of information for our bodies > to interpret. This could throw the bodies defenses into play > creating reactions such as asthma or other chronic reactions that > are becoming more prominent in our societies... As with the small, > so with the large. I believe that verbal communication can keep the > individual separated from the group as a whole and more often serves > ego needs more effectively for certain individuals in the group but, > reduces the chances of survival of the group as a whole and > therefore society at large. Verbal communication can be twisted; > chemical communication...not so easy, unless masked with external > scents.
It's *definitely* time to re-read Brunner's _Stand on Zanzibar_. :-) Take particular note, toward the end, of discoveries regarding Shinka biochemistry. On a different subject, see: http://www.truth-out.org/flying-flag-faking-news62920 Re-visiting Edward Bernays. Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. In almost every act of our lives whether in the sphere of politics or business in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires that control the public mind. -- Edward Bernays I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise that control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not take it from them, but to inform their discretion. -- Thomas Jefferson I rank Bernays along with Stalin, Hitler, the Santa Clara SCOTUS decision and Milton Friedman as originators of memes that have, in various ways, deranged civil society. -- Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. /V\ [email protected] /( )\ http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
