02-11-2009, 07:37 PM
We are also Gaia's children. We are in a sense her projection into individualized social space. The medical difference between a baby and a parasite might only be the shared DNA, but the spiritual connection goes vastly deeper. I hear your concerns Ole. We are damaging the planet. I also agree that greed induced capitalism is very damaging to the human psyche. However, the system we use that determines what we produce how and where we send it for consumption, aka economy, is something that has only become defined by capitalism in the last centuries. It existed when we were just packs of travelling barbarians. And is a practicality, not an expression of STS or STO perse.. The way you go about it is what makes it one or the other. Greed certainly is STS at its "finest". If changing that requires bringing the system down that's likely to happen.
But doing good business originally meant a variety of products on the table. And it still means primarily that. People will be motivated to do that as long as they enjoy it. However a practical need based economy as opposed to a psychological greed based economy is a totally different beasty.
It might fall I'll grant you that. I cannot predict the future. However I see no concrete evidence that it is the case. McKenna's position is that the world is moving towards a strong perception among individuals of the intricate connectivity of the universe. And the social revolutions to accompany those new insights that used to be the bread and butter only for saints and visionaries. If he's right then the revolution is going to be a time of great joy and a total rediscovery of self and others.
However you look at it, it's interesting times ahead. There's a lot of ways it can pan out. But my intuitions have been primarily positive. What did you think about the vaticans jaw dropping move?
But doing good business originally meant a variety of products on the table. And it still means primarily that. People will be motivated to do that as long as they enjoy it. However a practical need based economy as opposed to a psychological greed based economy is a totally different beasty.
It might fall I'll grant you that. I cannot predict the future. However I see no concrete evidence that it is the case. McKenna's position is that the world is moving towards a strong perception among individuals of the intricate connectivity of the universe. And the social revolutions to accompany those new insights that used to be the bread and butter only for saints and visionaries. If he's right then the revolution is going to be a time of great joy and a total rediscovery of self and others.
However you look at it, it's interesting times ahead. There's a lot of ways it can pan out. But my intuitions have been primarily positive. What did you think about the vaticans jaw dropping move?