tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post6648828996825439800..comments2024-01-10T11:19:56.456-08:00Comments on What Is Sustainable: The Origin of ScienceWhat Is Sustainablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-1342179961156644312017-04-29T21:01:01.236-07:002017-04-29T21:01:01.236-07:00Yes u r right . we believed into the destruction o...Yes u r right . we believed into the destruction of what western civics is based on. We lost the foundationsuuubigdummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434908385580354354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-33028103878018304512017-04-14T15:07:14.186-07:002017-04-14T15:07:14.186-07:00Hi Amarnath! Thanks for teaching me a new word! ...Hi Amarnath! Thanks for teaching me a new word! Exaptation.<br /><br />In January 2013, I heard John Trudell speak at the University of Oregon. Here’s a snip from my notes:<br /><br />The grand dreams of the Boomers failed. There was a lot of energy in the Sixties. We were the majority, but we didn’t have the power. We “believed” our way into this mess — we weren’t thinking. Belief deactivates your ability to think. At many points in history, those who refused to believe got rubbed out. Don’t believe anything I say — think. See if what I say makes sense. When we think our brains emit electro-magnetic energy into the universe, and this is a form of good power.<br />What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-58301468277517639612017-04-13T17:55:32.442-07:002017-04-13T17:55:32.442-07:001. My opinion is reasoning (various levels) is the...1. My opinion is reasoning (various levels) is the default state of all animals and belief is cultural. <br />2. Just like any other organ, we can use our brain for purposes other than it was constructed. (Gould's exaptation).Amarnathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10045911629669056107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-76704309480019053582017-04-13T16:15:25.855-07:002017-04-13T16:15:25.855-07:00<< If the hunter didn't use the "sc...<< If the hunter didn't use the "scientific method" it wasn't science. >><br /><br />I have a feeling that the ancestors learned basic reasoning processes from the other animals of tropical Africa. Our culture of human superiority narrows our focus to a pinhole. Spending nine winters on the Keweenaw Peninsula, I was amazed that the foxes, hares, grouse, squirrels, deer, and chickadees could spend all winter outdoors, without fire or manufactured clothing. I couldn’t — and I had a college degree, too! I’m a tropical primate.<br /><br /><< As an aside/new search - what is "civilization"? >><br /><br />Oxford English Dictionary sez: A state or condition of being civilized; human cultural, social, and intellectual development when considered to be advanced and progressive in nature.<br /><br />I don’t have time to spend an hour on this. It’s about the domestication of plants and animals, living in hierarchy, mining the soils and forests. Well, maybe not. Ants and bees do something like civilization, and do it without wrecking the ecosystem. Humans have been trying for a long time, and failing for a long time.<br />What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-47167419788110517462017-04-13T07:57:57.420-07:002017-04-13T07:57:57.420-07:00Had a discussion (one sided) on one of my mailing ...Had a discussion (one sided) on one of my mailing list about our science ability origin. Their position was myopic about our ancestors incredible abilities. If the hunter didn't use the "scientific method" it wasn't science. Amazing - the ignorance.<br />Another good one.<br />As an aside/new search - what is "civilization"?John Weber https://www.blogger.com/profile/18104568019314685460noreply@blogger.com