Include those classes on visual thinking, creative thinking, and the general internal housekeeping necessary to keep the thoughts and feelings in good order for the operating system.
On Aug 23, 10:37 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > ... something about helping people to recognise their own worth in > what they are rather than what they possess or project ... > > *** just wooly clouds floating through the blue sky of a warm August > afternoon *** > > Francis > > On 23 Aug., 16:13, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I must admit I can't hack university study - something of an admission > > since I teach the stuff. I'm not good at thinking the way others want > > me to. However, I still broadly agree knowledge is useful and not > > having it generally dangerous. Much could be debated here. I'll > > chicken out a bit and put forward 'double aspect theory'. > > This claims that mental and physical systems are really both > > properties of a deeper reality which itself is neither mental nor > > physical. Its most famous advocate in the West was Baruch Spinoza > > (1632 - 77). Mind and matter are aspects of the same thing - 'god'. > > Mind and matter may be rather similar kinds of entities, one > > transmitting and the other receiving (Hume). All talk of mind and > > matter can be reduced (Russell) to 'events' which are not > > instrinsically either. Vam could no doubt point to a much longer > > 'Eastern' history of all this than I am capable of. The scientific > > account of the physical world is quite unlike the common sense > > version. > > > Such considerations are all very well, but we live in a world that > > does not respect knowledge much. This is a world of bent politicians > > and all kinds of ways of influencing situations other than through > > truth and open demonstration. Deception is everywhere, not least > > amongst those claiming to tell us the truth. The species that > > uniformly claims to want peace is always at war in history. One could > > say we have a 'Barbarian Temperament', yet our history is so bad we > > only now have the dawning glimmer that the 'Barbarians' were usually > > more peaceful. poetic, artistic and decent than those who delivered > > our history to us (Chaz was really good on this and I miss him in > > here). As I write, Ponting (the greatest postwar Aussie batter) is > > run out - I am easily distracted by trivia. Now Michael Clarke is run > > out with a fluke - a decision only giveable through modern > > technology. Test Match Special can set you free! > > > These cricket events are happening 'live as I write' (I do know to > > most they are as interesting as something better wiped off the bottom > > of a shoe - I imagine Gabby being so enthralled as to contemplate > > suicide as preferable to reading on!) - I am genuinely lifted by this > > obvious nonsense. My friend Vam might well lift a metaphorical glass > > to celebrate his friend's delight, barely concealing how much sweeter > > the future revenge over this motley crew of 'born abroad' "Englishmen" > > will be in a later Indian Summer. > > > My point, not argued, is that we need some kind of 101 of living, not > > philosophy. I would turn the technology of being able to stage events > > to peace, to mobilise a peace that turns what is war to the trivia of > > cricket, knitting - something that makes the swell of pride a residual > > organ of an entertainment of a long lost history we can laugh at in > > all seriousness. Even the human appendix is now known to have modern > > use ('good bacteria' hide in there when we are ill). My 101 would > > contain questions about how we can form polls of peace and plenty that > > cannot be stolen by a few idiots with guns. In this sense, I feel > > education is failing us as our young skip to school. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
