Is that all you can come up with; a subjective quotation? The reality of the world has nil to do with my character, perhaps the character of others.
On Aug 10, 7:53 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > "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 -
