bill...meaning what?..clarification please..merle Larry,
I agree most of what you posted here, but would like to add that most people however choose security over freedom. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], larry maher <lcmaher22@...> wrote: > > 1- Life is suffering. > 2- We suffer because we crave (want, desire, whatever) > > It doesn't matter where you live or whom you live with. We can always chose > freedom through 'want' reduction. I'm a victim to. No need to remind me. > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...>wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > > > bill...butting in..practical for who?...the mob at the top of the food > > chain whilst they hold a gun to the herd? > > there is the term noble savage... and let us not forget these noble > > savages are living in the NOW...the space you so yearn to be ..merle > > > > Larry, > > > > IMO the basis of all cultural and societal values and mores are > > practicality. I think problems come in when the needs of the population > > changes but the values and mores are too rigid to adjust to meet them. > > > > I don't think any of these are 'noble', but in fact that the judgment of > > 'noble' is itself a cultural or societal value. > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], larry maher <lcmaher22@> wrote: > > > > > > Very good video Merle. No leaders, equal men and female rights and > > > multi-spouse marriage, men marrying several women or women marrying > > several > > > men (probably as a means of population control). The point is: our great > > > morality connected with sex and exclusivity is just no more than making > > > people another possession. The tribe doc I saw years back became > > > contaminated with modern civilization and within a matter of a few years > > > the men spoke of their, bikes, radios and their wife. One old lady > > > interviewed near the end of the doc said, civilization was nice but she > > > missed the group sex the village engaged in every week or so. > > > Not advocating anything here, just wondering if our 'noble' values are > > > really 'noble' or just practical? > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@>wrote: > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this is a beautiful documentary about beautiful people living in > > harmony > > > > with each other and their environment... paradise lost.... where did > > our > > > > civilisation go so wrong?..... cheers merle > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ' > > > > http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/isolated-zoe-tribe/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Larry Maher* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > *Larry Maher* >
