Re: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread leaking pen
jack, again, i think that these issues, things that would have killed people at young ages, even if through no other method than preventing them from working and causing them to die of starvation, paupers, are being prevented today. which is why we see them more and more. On 12/14/07, Taylor J. S

Re: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread Taylor J. Smith
Steven Vincent Johnson wrote: In certain cultures if a woman has sex outside the sanctity of marriage she can be stoned to death. Meanwhile, the male gets away to spread his seed amongst other females - who may also eventually suffer the same fate. In other cultures the same activity is more lik

Re: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread leaking pen
There is no escaping reason; no denying culture. Because as we both know, without culture, we would not exist. It is culture that created us. Culture that connects us. Culture that pulls us. That guides us. That drives us. It is culture that defines us. Culture that binds us. sorry. couldn

RE: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread Lawrence de Bivort
hange, and determined to pursue the potential for creating a good society that lies within their culture. Lawrence _ From: Jeff Fink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:37 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

RE: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jeff Fink wrote: Is it culture that allowed western Europe/America to develop such incredible technology while all previous insipient techno societies such as China and Egypt failed to mature technically? Jared Diamond says that geography has a lot to do with in, in his fascinating book "Gun

Re: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread Harry Veeder
complex and not generally known but appear to > have been significant. But the human knowledge base was increasing > regardless of all that; it seems quite plausible that a scientific and > industrial revolution was inevitable. > > The political situation affected the timing, but was almost surely not > the root cause. > > >

Re: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
litical situation affected the timing, but was almost surely not the root cause. Jeff *From:* R.C.Macaulay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:38 PM *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com *Subj

Re: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread OrionWorks
Richard sez: > Been reading this thread with interest at the views expressed. Anyone care > to expound on the impact of another component CULTURE. > What role does culture play in the grand scheme of things? > > Richard In certain cultures if a woman has sex outside the sanctity of marriage

RE: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-14 Thread Jeff Fink
@eskimo.com Subject: [Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human Been reading this thread with interest at the views expressed. Anyone care to expound on the impact of another component CULTURE. What role does culture play in the grand scheme of things? Richard No virus found in this

[Vo]:OT: Culture and the evolving human

2007-12-13 Thread R.C.Macaulay
OT: Are humans evolving faster?Been reading this thread with interest at the views expressed. Anyone care to expound on the impact of another component CULTURE. What role does culture play in the grand scheme of things? Richard