Pulling at a blade of grass won't make you sharp gardener. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Ash <[email protected]> wrote:
> What can we derive from this about the nature of living things, and in > relation to the universe? > > > On 12/14/2010 3:56 PM, DarkwaterBlight wrote: > >> I heard a story once of a man who found a cacoon; The man took the >> cacoon home and carefuly cut away the silk freeing the butterfly >> inside. Once the butterfly was free he took it outside and the >> butterfly, attempting to fly, fell to the ground and flutterd around a >> bit but never took to flight. Shortly there after the butterfly died. >> The man was distraught about this and contacted his friend who was an >> entomologist. After telling his friend what had happened he inquied as >> to why. His friend replied; "What you did deprived the butterfly of >> the struggle to free itself from the cacoon; thereby depriving it of >> the strength it needed to fly" >> >> On Dec 13, 8:27 am, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Put to the test, I am! 17 inches of snow - a regular blizzard. Am >>> still locked in till my snow guy can get through. On the other hand, >>> calls back and forth with neighbors and family were merry and bright! >>> I grew up in the upper midwest- the secret is warm clothes/bedding, a >>> well stocked kitchen cupboard/freezer, a reliable furnace, and >>> thinking/planning like a wilderness camper! :-) The view is forbidding >>> and beautiful at once- with a nod of respect back to those that lived >>> before us- the Indians and the first homesteaders- now, that was >>> ingenuity and courage. A couple of days currently of bitter cold/ >>> windchill and I hope my car will start once its mantle has been shaved >>> off.// Anyway- I do think harsh conditions or their possibility gets >>> the creative juices flowing otherwise one would idle to the cabana and >>> drink life through a straw. >>> >>> On Dec 12, 9:28 am, Ash<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Something from this mornings coffee session sounded similar. >>>> The anthropological perspective: What makes it unique?: - by Roy C >>>> Dudgeon - Helium >>>> < >>>> http://www.helium.com/items/781877-the-anthropological-perspective-wh.. >>>> .> >>>> I agree with the heat theory, people go nuts where I grew up, the safest >>>> time to walk was always in winter. >>>> On 12/12/2010 7:53 AM, rigsy03 wrote: >>>> >>>>> It depends. I think there are studies that show the effects of slums, >>>>> ghettos and poor nutrition which permanently impair the brain not to >>>>> mention the impact of alcohol and drugs upon the fetus or newborn. In >>>>> one study, these children were referred to as sub-human and would >>>>> never "catch up" or be "normal". On the other hand, certain strengths >>>>> do seem to pop up which make a case for genetic influences >>>>> particularly after an initial rebellion- these could also be >>>>> behaviorial mimicking- but it could go one way or the other. Such is >>>>> the stuff of drama and fiction...or gossip. In addition, one should >>>>> consider the effects of war upon a population as well as those >>>>> engaged- sometimes it takes generations to recover. And what about the >>>>> effect of climate? Do tropics and heat drowsy the brain? Finally, it >>>>> is in a tribe's (in the largest sense) interest to "standardize" the >>>>> members and avoid independent thought and action- there's another word >>>>> for this that I thought of last night but it won't pop up from the >>>>> brain toaster at the moment. Perhaps the biggest blow is to the >>>>> ethical self which is permanently screwed no matter how cleverly it is >>>>> covered up with manners and education. >>>>> On Dec 11, 9:30 pm, RP Singh<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ancestral memory is encoded in the genes and passes through them. >>>>>> That's >>>>>> what I think. >>>>>> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Ash<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 12/10/2010 11:09 AM, RP wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The new-born learns to use his senses; he sees hears and starts >>>>>>>> learning , language and all other things without actually being >>>>>>>> taught , rather it is his grasping power that comes into play. He >>>>>>>> learns , experiences and interacts from ground zero. Has he a soul >>>>>>>> which has lived previous lives or has previous knowledge and >>>>>>>> forgetting everything is learning anew. That is unpalatable to me , >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> me the organism in itself is the soul which has emanated from the >>>>>>>> Self >>>>>>>> or God and when death knocks will merge into Him. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> What do you think of 'ancestral memory'? Some say that this is a >>>>>>> trait of >>>>>>> other instinctual animals that we have lost in order to survive as >>>>>>> more >>>>>>> dynamic and creative. I am intrigued by the idea and have had vague >>>>>>> reason >>>>>>> to wonder at it from time to time.- Hide quoted text - >>>>>>> >>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>>>>> >>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>>> >>> - Show quoted text - >>> >> >
