“…I suggest some of us volunteer to leave the Earth in whatever way necessary to make a hunter gatherer lifestyle available to all. …” – Liz
Seems like this has been tried before. Remember Jonestown? Perhaps we could bring back the black plague, or WWIII….. And, no, to have any material quantity of people ‘leave the Earth’ using physical means such as rockets would require way too many resources to be viable. On Nov 19, 1:19 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that we should all be hunter gatherers an then we'd have time for > our children. > > Since there are too many humans on the planet to make this a practical > solution, I suggest some of us volunteer to leave the Earth in whatever way > necessary to make a hunter gatherer lifestyle available to all. > > Liz > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CrossBow > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for other > pictures > > Kids are more than ignored. They are considered to be pests by many adults > that have no children simply because they do need lots of attention. I used > to be that way before I had one. Now I am horrified by that. Does anyone > think that is due to Abrahamic Religions? I do. > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:56 PM, Jason (Memphis) > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Aren't kids in the "invisibility syndrome" category too? I know > quite a few kids that are essentially ignored especially with big > families. It is starting to be less of an issue because many couples > (or singles) aren't having as many children so their one or two > children get lots and lots of attention. > > On Nov 18, 9:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> I like old chicks. > > > J. > > > "I do agree with Liz about the "invisibility syndrome". But, isn't it > > cultural to the western world?" - CB > > > One can generalize about any thought. I find that age alone can > > produce a type of 'invisibility' for some people. When I was a kid, I > > seldom knew how to relate to the old folks let alone found them easy > > to get to know. Ignoring them was the easiest defense mechanism. . . > > as ignorant as avoidance can be in the long run. > > > On Nov 18, 7:17 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> One theory > > is that women go through menopause in order to dump the hormones > > > > > > and switch the ability to produce for focus on caretaking of > grandchildren. > > > Sounds like evolution wants us to be social servants and makes use of > us to > > > further survival that way... > > > > I do agree with Liz about the "invisibility syndrome". But, isn't it > > > cultural to the western world? > > > > I have mixed feelings about losing what beauty I have had. Sometimes > it is > > > a relief not to maintain it. Nice to be needed for something > approaching > > > wisdom instead of my bosom:) > > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 4:41 PM, ornamentalmind > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > "Because of the loss of status I feel as I age..." - Liz > > > > > Thanks for the stream Liz! And, this quote of yours is what I see as > > > > the 'crime' of our culture. Historically, age has represented wisdom, > > > > the opposite of a loss of status. And, as I see it, door opening, as > > > > much as I was programmed to do it and still do on occasion, has not > > > > been continued as a 'social grace' in many pockets of our culture > and/ > > > > or has become a curiosity due to the notion of being politically > > > > correct. > > > > > On Nov 17, 1:28 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Although I agree that beauty can be more than skin deep, I've > always > > > > thought > > > > > men were likely to respond first to positive visual stimulation. > If, > > > > after > > > > > the attention was caught, then other factors like personality or > > > > > intelligence entered into the picture. I've thought about just > this > > > > subject > > > > > more and more as I get older and realize that with every year that > > > > passes, > > > > > fewer and fewer men stop to open doors for me. Where once even the > > > > > teenagers did so, now just the men about my age and older do. I > > imagine > > > > at > > > > > some point that the few men who respond to me in such a fashion > will be > > > > > doing so out of pity when I am old and unable to open the door > myself. > > > > > > Because of the loss of status I feel as I age (and also for > other > > > > > reasons), I am educating myself and developing myself in ways that > have > > > > > little to nothing to do with the way I look. I don't want to be > caught > > > > > unprepared when at last the body completely gives and the face > sags. > > > > > > I am already starting to see wrinkles that don't go away when I > stop > > > > > smiling, and I never feared wrinkles until I started seeing them. > I > > > > think > > > > > that to become unattractive is much more problematic or even > > devastating > > > > > because it seems as though women become invisible as they lose > their > > > > > beauty. > > > > > > This was sort of a rambling email. Sort of stream of > consciousness... > > > > > > liz > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > > ornamentalmind > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:29 PM > > > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > > > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for > other > > > > > pictures > > > > > > What is obvious to me, perhaps because of my gender, is that in the > > > > > current US culture, the omnipresence of beauty industry advertising > > > > > along with programs on corporate tv and radio have been fairly > > > > > successful in producing a trance like state within too many women. > > > > > > The 'avarousness' found at the heart of consumerism has been quite > > > > > successful in supplanting a clear view of reality within the female > > > > > brain with one of being born in the 'original sin' of having a > > > > > lack...lack of beauty, lack of the right shape, color, height, > length > > > > > nails, texture of skin etc. > > > > > > My entire life, while I do know how my eye appreciates specific > shapes > > > > > and colors, I find those with inner beauty to be in fact beautiful > > > > > when it comes to human beings. Anyone who has this pure radiance is > > > > > immediately apprehended as being beautiful. > > > > > > Those who do not know this innate and true beauty appear to be sad > and > > > > > have a sad life. > > > > > > On Nov 17, 8:39 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Google and image Tiziano Vicellio > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Liz Purkrabek > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm not familiar with his works, but I will definitely do a > Google > > > > > search > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > see what else he has to offer. > > > > > > > > liz > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of > > > > > > > ornamentalmind > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 8:36 PM > > > > > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > > > > > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for > > other > > > > > > > pictures > > > > > > > > Liz, I've long been a big fan of Sandro Botticelli!!! > > > > > > > > On Nov 15, 11:32 am, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > See, ladies could be born beautiful back then. Now it takes > so > > > > much > > > > > work > > > > > > > > and/or surgery... > > > > > > > > > LIz > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of > > > > BC > > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 1:30 PM > > > > > > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking > for > > > > other > > > > > > > > pictures > > > > > > > > > On Nov 15, 8:33 am, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > [The+Wave.jpg] > > > > > > > > > That is a nice pic; but she could stand to lose about a > 20-spot. > > > > > > > > -BC-- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -<br- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. 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