“Perhaps Japan has something to teach us, but they also have much to learn. In the process of fitting in, the Japanese people, though intelligent, lack creativity. They are good at reverse engineering and improving products, but originallity is almost non existant. "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down," describes prewestern Japanese society and even now this approach is highly influential. I am glad that I do not live in such a society….” – Ish
While there is some truth in this, there have been experiments that show that the actual way of apprehending differs between the cultures. And, in some ways, things like ‘they..lack creativity’ is not even close to reality. The same for other prejudices. I have been studying the Eastern cultures in differing ways since the 1950s and find much that is miles ahead of western mores and thinking… and, of course, the reverse it true too. Overall, I have learned much from these cultures. On Jan 2, 5:46 pm, Isparklaria <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps Japan has something to teach us, but they also have much to > learn. In the process of fitting in, the Japanese people, though > intelligent, lack creativity. They are good at reverse engineering and > improving products, but originallity is almost non existant. "The nail > that sticks out gets hammered down," describes prewestern Japanese > society and even now this approach is highly influential. I am glad > that I do not live in such a society. > > As for the size of the universe, what has that to do with anything. > The fact that we are the only known beings that can make a scale and > measure shows that in some ways we are far more important than the big > objects and long times we measure. > > On Jan 1, 10:01 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > True. Perhaps we need to learn something from the collective societies > > such as Japan. > > > On Jan 1, 8:37 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ...as would most institutions in the West today. > > > > On Jan 1, 5:57 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > If hubris became a crime, the entertainment--especially rap music-- > > > > industry and political system in the United States would collapse in a > > > > day! > > > > > Jason > > > > > On Jan 1, 7:13 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > It is said by many that megalomania is the worst state. Even in > > > > > classical Athens, hubris was a crime. > > > > > > On Jan 1, 11:28 am, stem cell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > ...and God (god) made them all just for ME. > > > > > > > On Dec 31 2008, 10:29 am, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nice Marble Collection Orn! > > > > > > > > check out this galaxy marble...just for fun:) > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:38 PM, ornamentalmind > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > I guess it is only a pic..not a vid. And, when it comes to > > > > > > > > 'relative > > > > > > > > size'...progressions and stars, try this one. > > > > > > > > >http://www.physics.uci.edu/~observat/Physical_Scales.html > > > > > > > > > On Dec 30, 7:54 am, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >http://files.meetup.com/1339416/1204743767038.gif > > > > > > > > > > this is a pic/vid with relative size of our solar system > > > > > > > > > progressing to > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > largest known star...borrowed from upload by Cory:) > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > gnothe se auton > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > gnothe se auton- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
