Now your talking!
On Aug 10, 9:10 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > You're right, of course. Quoting a transcendentalist may have been a > bridge too far. You may find this method for cleaning your internal > environment of toxic fear and doubt more to your > likeing:http://www.thefuckitway.com/ I was surprised to see this guy too in > the popular Louise Hay lecture and publishing circuit. It may just be > an indication of our evolving culture. > > My point is, as Emerson points out, the more we dwell on the > difficulties, horrors and hardships of the world, the more our own > characters begin to reflect this with worry, anger, outrage. We > become what we rail against (paradox of the Pharisee.) Our thoughts > and emotions do make a big difference in how we experience the world > (as well as our DNA according to Lipton). Where (local or non local) > we posit our awareness does reflect our character. It doesn't mean > all you have said is not real. Indeed, it is real to those living or > witnessing the experience and identifying with it. We humans have > much in common whether we are each aware of it or not. We are each, > who we are. We are each, also, more. > > On Aug 10, 9:09 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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...text > > > > > - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
