I ' ve said I understood ... and yet did not ... Everything needs spotting, Errol ... as you point out in respect of myths.
> Today we have modern myths based on racial stereotypes, such as, The > Irish drink and fight excessively, Blacks are more athletic, Whites > naturally oppress blacks, Asians are better at maths. I am afraid there is some truth to each of these myths, but more like that we have for the ' common man,' who himself is nowhere to be found ! What you seem to be alluding to is ' stereotyping,' which invariably leads to our prejudiced views. > Even more dangerous are conspiracy theories with the potential to > become modern myths, such as the Holocaust never happened, the world > is run by an elite group (elliminati) who control every aspect of our > lives (a bit like the god myth), global warming is a hoax initiated by > leftist socialists who want to destroy the economy of the USA. > > Surely these require "spotting"? I'd again risk saying that there is some truth in each one of those theories, considering that things often come to mean, and come to be made use of through such projections, as they never actually were, not as it was now being meant or projected. > > On Jan 31, 1:48 pm, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Neil, I understand " need spotting " and yet do not, considering the > > nature of myths. > > > Let me first declare that myths are about humanity, human nature, > > human emotions, human values and aspirations, human tragedies and > > highs, human dilemmas, human fears and courage, human stupidities and > > intelligence, human failings and triumphs. > > > The historical veracity and factual actuality pertaining to > > particulars in myths just does not matter. A myth is what it does, to > > me, to children, to people who are hearing it for the first time, for > > the nth time, quite in those human terms I have pointed out. > > > I find it foolish when people go about looking for history in myths. > > Scientists and educated minds who insist on establishing science and > > technology inaccuracies in myths are in fact not educated enough. Dare > > I say that I find them stupid, vacant in their upper storey ! > > > On Jan 31, 3:20 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ...such as the fact that myths need spotting? ;-) > > > > On Jan 30, 10:32 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Myths, of course, need spotting, as many reel them off as though fact. > > > > > On 30 Jan, 16:28, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Speaking of lay people and experts, fiddler, you'll find that the > > > > > contributors here are a surprising mixture of both - on almost any > > > > > subject you care to mention. Which does, of course, mean that > > > > > generalising, off-the-cuff posts are usually an occasion for expert > > > > > peer-review ... > > > > > > Francis > > > > > > On 29 Jan., 22:32, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > sorry, that was more snarky than intended. I'm very pressured and > > > > > > frustrated. My paper was written to be viewed by faculty, therefore > > > > > > I > > > > > > wrote in simplified terms for lay people. It was SUPPOSED to be > > > > > > written as if pending review into a journal. Which of course, > > > > > > needed a > > > > > > complete rewrite to remove any ambiguous terms and concepts in order > > > > > > to be read and judged by experts... > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 12:10 pm, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I had to completely revise a paper on soil composition and > > > > > > > sedimentary > > > > > > > content, that's why I only jump on quickly. Sorry if this isn't > > > > > > > anywhere near the top of my priority list. > > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 8:50 am, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 29 January 2010 16:36, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Allan spoke with a reference. The response needs to be > > > > > > > > > likewise > > > > > > > > > pertinent. > > > > > > > > > Hey, get in the queue Vam! I'm still waiting for Fiddler to > > > > > > > > give references > > > > > > > > on Venezuela. :) > > > > > > > > > Ian- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
