Bonobo chimps are hilarious. They evolved in a region with plenty of food so they are not very aggressive and they screw at the drop of a hat (or in this case, a banana) --- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela > Mailander > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Chimps have forgiveness rituals??? > > The source is Peacemaking Among Primates by De Waal > the bonobo expert. > Most social primates have to have a way to make up > to keep the > society together. They will offer a hand to the > mouth of the chimp > they harmed and this gives the chimp a chance to > bite them. If it is > taken gently all is forgiven. He has a couple of > books about chimp > culture that are great. One of his points is that a > lot of stuff > attributed to religion is hard wired from our > primate past. > > > Tell me more. > > In an early attempt to make a religion out of the > > Jesus myth, a writer had Jesus kill a playmate at > the > > age of three to show how miraculously macho he > was. > > That story was edited out later. > > > > > > --- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick > > > Gillam" <jpgillam@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > There is much more time spent on the > miracles > > > > > than any of [Jesus'] presentation of ethical > > > philosophy > > > > > which he gets so much undeserved credit for > IMO. > > > > > > > > > > > Way to slap down Jesus, Curtis! You made Him > your > > > bitch! > > > > > > > > Seriously, though, that one miracle - coming > back > > > from > > > > the dead - was a doozy, wasn't it? And the way > it > > > came > > > > right after his No. 1 ethical teaching to > forgive > > > those who > > > > hurt us. Kind of a powerful one-two punch, > doncha > > > think? > > > > > > > > > > > > "Jesus is here, and he wants to resurrect > > > somebody!" > > > > - Rumi > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not a big Jesus guy. His philosophy was not > > > original (even chimps > > > have forgiveness rituals)and the whole mythology > was > > > a rehash of > > > precious culture's myths. I enjoy reading the > > > Bible, but can hardly > > > believe this was the myth that sold so well in > the > > > world out of all > > > the options. Luck of the draw and the political > > > uses of early > > > Christianity as a unifier and stompdown tool I > > > guess. > > > > > > Nice Rumi quote though. > > > > > > My favorite Jesus quote is my original: > > > > > > "Hey Jesus, since you've risen, how about > getting me > > > a beer!" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
