Re: OFF TOPIC Cultural relativity

[RC Macaulay]

Reading these posts can become addictive. Some of the insight is profound. Lets continue the post and include more comments. The world is blessed with writers with insight and they have provided us partial answers to trends in world cultural shifts. Unfortunately, their insight is predicated on studying the past in hopes of providing answers for the future. The book " Future Shock" gave us insight into a trend we are witnessing today. The trend identifies what takes place when a generation is born in the thros of change. Their inclination is to accept change without question. However, as the writer predicted, unless there is continious change, they rebel and force change regardless of merit because they are in the habit.   This habit of change is in conflict with older generations in every culture in the world. Couple this with the rise of mega world financial systems , be they EXXons, WalMarts, Citibanks, GE's, Siemens, Mitsuibishis, et.al., that have an impact on culture yet to be understood.   Fold into the batter of change a helping of mega technology and education for flavor, add mega world organized crime for seasoning and stir while blending cultures and religions, politics and reconceptualizing society  and we have one heck of a changing scenario that defies any understanding of true direction. Place in the oven of old energy concepts and try to get a rise out of the leavening of laws of human nature.   For the past two thousand years man has attempted to understand " Revelation", the last book in the bible. Perhaps this emerging generation will be given the insight of understanding this writing that promises a blessing to all that study the letter from Jesus Christ to the nations. Why did the writer use the word " study" ?   Richard