Unfourtunately, my friend, society does not see itself as family anymore.
On May 29, 3:30 am, Spade <[email protected]> wrote: > How can a species that evolved due to it's social structure subscribe > to a thesis that states that humans are slave of self interest .Adam > Smith and the sovereign consumer started this all, this was a gross > simplification as human families certianly do not behave in the > fashion predicted by the economic thinker .Human evelition took place > because the institution of fa,ily evolved , the human female underwent > an extra ordinary transformation which gave her all year conception > capability and to cater to the evolving human race broadened her hips > to allow babies of bigger heads and consequently brains to be > evolved , this came at a cost and the female became less mobile , > which meant that e male had to hunt , thereby a division of > responsibilities occurred . The family evolved into larger social > groups and hence economics was born humans could specialize in one > aspect and trade the fruits of their toils with others .The concept > of family, like that of language is inbuilt in human brain and human > thinking and decision making considers the welfarE of the individual > and the group . > > On May 22, 1:48 am, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote:se > > > > > Here is a different perspective on Prosperity. The article below was > > copied from the Baha'i News Service:http://news.bahai.org/story/770 > > > A new statement challenging the common assumption that human beings > > are slaves to self-interest and consumerism has been issued by the > > Baha'i International Community. > > > A more profound look at human nature would reveal the ability to > > respond to a higher calling, suggests the document – issued this week > > for the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development as it > > began its annual two-week session. > > > "The culture of consumerism ... has tended to reduce human beings to > > competitive, insatiable consumers of goods and to objects of > > manipulation by the market," it says. > > > In fact, "the human experience is essentially spiritual in nature: it > > is rooted in the inner reality – or what some call the 'soul' – that > > we all share in common," it states. > > > The document, titled "Rethinking Prosperity: Forging Alternatives to a > > Culture of Consumerism," challenges the view that there is an > > intractable conflict between what people want – which supposedly is to > > consume more – and what humanity needs. > > > "Much of economic and psychological theory depicts human beings as > > slaves to self-interest," it says. "The faculties needed to construct > > a more just and sustainable social order – moderation, justice, love, > > reason, sacrifice and service to the common good – have too often been > > dismissed as naive ideals. Yet, it is these and related qualities that > > must be harnessed. ..." > > > Peter Adriance, a member of the Baha'i International Community's > > delegation to the Commission, said the statement is a contribution to > > a dialogue on the development of a 10-year framework to encourage new > > programs that advance sustainable consumption and production. > > > "The document deals with the issue of consumerism by reflecting on the > > question of what is human nature," he said. "We must look at who we > > are and what our purpose in life is. > > > "The transition to sustainable consumption and production is one of > > the great challenges of our times, and to achieve it will require a > > transformation in both thought and action. The cultural forces at play > > are powerful and demand re-examination if we are to move forward," he > > said. > > > The statement can be read > > athttp://bic.org/statements-and-reports/bic-statements/10-0503.htm.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
