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* > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
