Well, the interesting thing in Guns, Germs and Steel is that the conditions
of power arose from other more picayune conditions to do with the
distribution of seed sizes and domesticable animals and the orientation of
continents. It really wasn't an innate lust for power either, just a simple
rando
The sentence I was disagreeing with is:
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Maria Lopez wrote:
> My view about the human race is that the bad people are always the winers
> and the ones who promote real civilization based are always the losers.
It certainly doesn't offend me that you believe this!
s not worked.
I suggest you continue with the 'soft sell' that has not worked for another
15 years. And then another, and another...
...Bill!
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Hello Chris:
Have I been excessively cynical???. In which way?. I don't understand. I'm
surprise of your feedback. , Howevr, I stick to what I wrote because this is
the way I see it.. Sorry if that sound as an offense to you.
Mayka.
--- On Sun, 19/9/10, Chris Austin-Lane wrote:
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Tim,
Can you be more specific?
Anthony
--- On Sun, 19/9/10, tim wrote:
From: tim
Subject: [Zen] If you save a life
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, 19 September, 2010, 9:14 AM
The Jews and Muslims share a saying: If you save a life, it's as if you saved
the world. That'
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Chris Austin-Lane wrote:
>
> The West has caused so much havoc over other cultures because of the
conditions they found themselves in, not because of some enduring
badness in them. No there is no enduring goodness or badness in
*any* ethnic, racial, religiou
Mayka;
I almost never disagree with anything you right, but I think you are being
excessively cynical here. The West has caused so much havoc over other
cultures because of the conditions they found themselves in, not because of
some enduring badness in them. The Guns, Germs & Steel book is a ve
ED and Aud,
I think a "sorry" here is the same as when we say "I'm sorry" when we hear of
someone else's misfortune. It shows empathy and neither indicates blame nor
guilt.
Mike
From: ED
To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 19 September, 2010 22:28:18
S
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "audreydc1983"
wrote:
>
> Yep, I agree with you - the situation in Australia is a whole
different (although somewhat similar) can of worms.
> But - honestly - couldn't John Howard have just issued a statement to
the Aboriginal people acknowledging the "mistake
Audrey Wrote:
"I asked myself, about a year ago, WHY our ancestors had better technology (and
therefore an advantage in conquering less developed nations".
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The expression of "less develop nations" is no more than a very igno
Hello Tim:
Preventing to commit suicide is a very noble intention. May I ask you how do
you intent to prevent that to happen to your friend?. What is going to be your
action here to persuade your friend?.
Thanks
Mayka
--- On Sun, 19/9/10, tim wrote:
From: tim
Subject: [Zen] If
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