I'm not sure which came first, the Dawkins or the Graves. But it is a concise explanation of why people often feel the need to "act from the heart," and these actions are often less of an individual moral conviction and more of a need to belong to a group that shares a moral conviction. The green memers require a sense of belonging, and the mean green memers require a sense of belonging and a common cause that is directly opposed to another group or principle. I think we only need to look at the insane chaos happening on the Gaza strip to see how this righteous cause syndrome can be carried to the extreme and become highly destructive. It is much easier to discuss in terms of one poor lobster who might have given his life so that some woman who belongs to an animal rights group can feel good about it.
On Jan 13, 9:14 am, "Ian Pollard" <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/1/11 Molly Brogan <[email protected]> > > > > > The Spiral Dynamics (http://www.spiraldynamics.org/Graves/colors.htm > > ) is a pretty good model that describes human behavior in terms of > > levels (memes) of development and ability to move between. > > I had no idea Dawkins' original idea had been taken so far. > > Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
