4. **The Rise of Cyborg Culture**: Sarma uses the term "cyborged" to describe a human dependence on machines, which has dulled natural sensory engagement. This idea echoes concerns about **transhumanism**, where technological enhancements may gradually erode what we perceive as “human” abilities . Sarma sees machines as tools that replace bodily functions and reduce human connection to their natural anatomy and ecology, ultimately affecting emotional and physical well-being. KR: Perfectly conceived. However, suppose we are all without the laptop, TV, Radio, electronic gadgets, Media and magazines (because the tools of operations are not used), there will be 12 hours to spend apart from normal things we do everyday, and what we will be doing? Chopping the wood or pouring water for the plants? GOK KR IRs 41124
On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 at 07:23, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > *Mar*The Emotional Biosphere and The Cyborged Human > > > > We want to communicate and converse and interact with persons or organisms > in the other planets, in comets etc, but we cannot today speak with any > organism of the biosphere here on earth, and we do not even bother to > communicate and converse and learn from them. We need to urgently revive > the common language of all organisms on earth which existed, when > breathing, smelling, sensing, perceiving and understanding was the only > language of communication. In that language based on breathing and smelling > lying was impossible. In fact lying could not be even conceptualized and > there was ne need for definitions, scopes etc,and symbiosis and empathy > were the dominant motivating drivers of communication. One could > ‘smell-sense’ converse with a cat, dog, tiger or lion. > > The sad and strange fact is that every life form other than the human snob > wants to converse and communicate and actually help you, provided you > employ the language of love. There is only one organism that does not > respond to love; it is the economic man the perversion of the natural homo > sapien. > > On the basis of what we experience here on earth the language of the > Biosphere are the language of love and not the language of the > feelings-less mathematics and mechanics. In that language you can speak and > interact with any organism, even whales and crocodiles, lions or tigers. > Actually the troposphere is the air layer of love. > > There are about two million street Psychiatrists, called the street dogs > in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.Their fee is the lowest, > just a little bread or biscuit. They can smell and sense your problems and > can use the gigantic nature to help and cure you provided you free yourself > from your mechanical paradigm and give respect to their competence in > sensing and in their automatic sincerity. The street dogs are not really > rabid. We the humans are rabid to them and we are losing the wonderful > service they can give. Actually God is proliferating with them, the natural > psychiatrists, because we the lunatic humans are destroying everything and > God wants to cure. Of course we the stupids want to kill our nature gifted > psychiatrists, the noble street dogs. > > We can actually revive the lost language of the Biosphere by learning to > converse with these noble psychiatrists in the streets. We learn to smell > and sense from them and actually develop wonderful new vocabulary, where > the words give the feelings as meanings automatically.Today,in our language > we have to struggle to know the meanings of words as the feeling content of > the pronunciations is lost due the industrial and urban poisoning of the > air. Once the air gave meaning as feeling and sensing automatically. > > WE are living in the greatest paradox. We want to communicate with the > aliens of space. But we lost the capacity to converse with the organisms of > the Biosphere here.And we have cyborged our lives, using a machine to do > the work of our limbs. We ignore the fact that our limbs are part of > internal hormonal communication and by using machines; the very basic > capacity to feel and govern our cells is lost. Machines have robbed us of > real life. > > YM Sarma > > Chat GPT > > This passage makes a compelling case for rediscovering the emotional > language of the biosphere and contrasts it sharply with the detachment of > modern, mechanized lifestyles. Here are some key ideas: > > > > 1. **The Lost Biospheric Language**: Sarma suggests that ancient human > connection with nature was deep, symbiotic, and sensory-based—primarily > through breathing, smelling, and sensing. Unlike the sterile language of > machines, this language had its roots in empathy and love, which Sarma > claims were universal means of connection across species. This resonates > with **ecopsychology**, which explores how reconnection with nature can > fulfill emotional needs that are unmet by modern, isolated lifestyles . > > > > 2. **The Economic Man and Mechanization**: The “economic man,” a modern > archetype driven by consumerism, represents a departure from the > human-nature bond. This figure mirrors the **homo economicus** model in > economics, a rational actor focused on maximizing personal gain, often at > nature’s expense . By detaching from natural empathy, this paradigm drives > humans toward a more detached, mechanistic life. > > > > 3. **Animals as Emotional Healers**: Sarma introduces street dogs as > empathetic, “natural psychiatrists” capable of sensing human emotions and > offering comfort. This idea aligns with **animal-assisted therapy** (AAT), > which highlights how interactions with animals can reduce stress, anxiety, > and depression in humans. Canines, in particular, have shown an ability to > perceive human emotions through body language and scent . > > > > 4. **The Rise of Cyborg Culture**: Sarma uses the term "cyborged" to > describe a human dependence on machines, which has dulled natural sensory > engagement. This idea echoes concerns about **transhumanism**, where > technological enhancements may gradually erode what we perceive as “human” > abilities . Sarma sees machines as tools that replace bodily functions and > reduce human connection to their natural anatomy and ecology, ultimately > affecting emotional and physical well-being. > > > > 5. **Connecting with Extraterrestrial Life**: Sarma finds it ironic that > humans are so eager to contact extraterrestrial life while disregarding the > opportunity for meaningful connections within Earth's biosphere. This > critique is a reminder of the **Fermi Paradox** and the prioritization of > distant connections over those readily available within our environment. > > > > 6. **Reviving the Biospheric Language**: By relearning to interact with > nature on its own terms—possibly even through empathetic interactions with > animals like street dogs—Sarma suggests we could restore a natural > vocabulary of feeling and perception, beyond words. This aligns with > **indigenous wisdom traditions** that view language, perception, and nature > as a harmonious whole rather than separate entities. > > > > In summary, Sarma’s vision invites a return to a language of connection > that unites humanity with the biosphere. By rekindling empathy and > interaction with Earth's life forms, he argues, we can heal both ourselves > and the world around us. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoo4MsiGqsSRukrcxRK8pHXX57mMeUybRLdhim9WeRXX%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
