"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Aug 10, 7:17 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Cultural evolution is merely a bi-product of environmental > circumstance whether contemporary or prehistorically. To suggest that > ancient ancestral people were lacking syllogistic capability is > inaccurate. Cultural evolution in prehistoric era was based on the > same principles as today, that being communal assimilation and > adaptation to new environments. People seek growth with similar > beings and therefore cultural evolution can be differentiated by > varying cultures. We process more information today because our > environment has expanded thereby affording us more information to > process. While on the surface it seems much progression has taken > place I don't see all of it as being based on individual conscious > choice but rather initiated by social dictates by select groups. > Pointing out freedoms of women, children and minorities is not enough > to establish an evolution when there are other groups that are non > conforming and in violation of the supposed evolution. This is > evidenced, as Lee points out, by the numerous contradictions in social > behavior especially on a global level. We are no more socially > integrated today that we were as cave men; they had clubs and we have > bombs. We are still territorial and oppressive to outside groups. We > use terms like "it is illegal" to enforce bias and discriminate, we > create laws that allow for the use of "deadly force" upon a suspected > threat and more jargon to initiate war. This purported cultural > evolution is rife with flaw and fallacy. I call it the "Disney > Effect" which essentially creates a facade to conceal the horror > behind the pretty picture. Disney has for many years presented > animations of cute little animals playing in the forest and created > this image of loving and caring about nature while the reality is > this: Bulldozers come in and raze the land while killing and > displacing thousands of animals so that Disney can build their theme > park. This is primarily what we have today; a facade giving the > impression we have progressed socially when the fact is the world is > full of horror, horrendous acts of violence, genocide and egregious > violations of human rights. Aside from the subjective view and the > microcosms of change apparent here and there we haven't changed much > at all; we just have new tools. > > On Aug 3, 7:46 am, 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 -
