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Recieved: 2001/06/15 10:26
Subject: [K-list] eating one's own theories
From: Paul Perner
On 2001/06/15 10:26, Paul Perner posted thus to the K-list: BestPoetATnospamaol.com wrote:
>
> <<Yup, I'm getting confused about cannibalism.
>
> The way I understood cannibalism, it wasn't a malicious kind of thing.
> Cannibals consumed their enemies hearts, etc., because they believed they
> would take on the strength of the enemy by doing so, that kind of thing.
> Doesn't sound like the chicken thing.
Thanks. That sounds closer to the way I understand it.
Even given whatever genetic similarities we have to chickens, we are
still a different species and different species have different
motivations.
> ........ As much as I thumb my nose at this species I
> apparantly hail from, I'm also kinda fond of em. .......
>
I know exactly how you feel. We're trapped in life long, love-hate-love
relationship with each other. I'm working on the hate, but I still don't
like some of the things we do to the Earth and one another.
> Have also been thinking that anthropology tracks mostly physical evolution.
> But I feel our species is going thru a tremendous social, intellectual and
> emotional evolution these last 200 years, and I think that's one thing the
> "new world" has facilitated greatly, in it's own chaotic way.
ah! ...another shameless Westerner... just like me!
It's nice not feel so alone here.
tootles,
Paul
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