I guess but doesn't the word evolution conjour up betterment? You may even call a good person, the very best one you know an evolvued being, but you certianly would not give the very worst person you know the same label.
On 5 Aug, 13:22, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5 Aug, 11:26, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I think I disagree. > > > In my little part of the world it seems that people are haveing less > > to do with each other, I barely know my neigbours, we are still > > fighting in Afganistan and Iraq, religious fundematlisim may be on the > > rise. > > > No I see little evidance of any evolution of relationships, and see > > some for the opposite. > > Could not the concept of 'evolution' be movement in either a positive > or negative direction? And your experience is simply evolution in a > negative direction. Remember: it's a spectrum!! > > > > > On 3 Aug, 13:46, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > All aspects of human civilization—language, art, aesthetics, > > > technology, architecture, organizations, governments—depend upon > > > essential human relationships for their evolution and expression. > > > > * Question: What is actually evolving? > > > > * Answer: The quality and quantity of relationships between people, > > > assuming the form of shared meanings, agreements, relationships and > > > groups of relationships. The cultural domain is inter-subjective, > > > because it exists between subjects, yet is often not objectively > > > identifiable. But the fact that these shared spaces of meaning are not > > > objectively identifiable does not hinder us from experiencing them as > > > being real. As such, the subjective world includes not only individual > > > consciousness but the inter-subjective domain of relationships as > > > well, making the interior universe much more substantial. These > > > relationships are real, yet they exist in the internal universe. The > > > evolution of this internal universe accounts for the fact that women, > > > children, and minorities now experience and possess more freedoms than > > > in any time in written history. > > > > What do YOU think? > > > > For more: > > > http://www.i-awake.net/2010/08/spiral-dynamics-introduction.html-Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
