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Re: Friday Five May 9
1.? Is race a genetic or cultural phenomena? I see it as more of a cultural than genetic.? Melanesian Pacific Islanders and a lot of Subcontinental Indians are darker skinned than the average
By mrvnchpmn · #3132 ·
Re: [PhilosophicalM] Friday Five May 9
*1. Is race a genetic or cultural phenomena?* Everything we define or discuss is a mental phenomenon. A symbol, a story. The word race is a symbol that can, by definition, reflect either cultural,
By Darrell King · #3131 ·
Re: Friday Five May 9
Thanks - I was hjaving rouble posting to extra recipients. Marvin ? ? ? 1.? Is race a genetic or cultural phenomena? 2.? Will the war between Pakistan and India go nuclear? 3.? Are
By mrvnchpmn · #3130 ·
Re: Friday Five May 9
Race is an artificial construct based on culture. There are no subspecies of homo sapiens. Unlikely Not for the United States. A recession is looking more likely as the current administration keeps
By a1thighmaster · #3129 ·
Friday Five May 9
1.? Is race a genetic or cultural phenomena? 2.? Will the war between Pakistan and India go nuclear? 3.? Are you?optimistic about the remainder of tis year? 4.? Should Alcatraz be reopened as a
By a1thighmaster · #3128 ·
Re: [PhilosophicalM] Friday Five May 9
By mrvnchpmn · #3127 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
I haven't heard of any in the last two weeks - but news coverage is very flaky.? The situation I was speaking of is with regard to previous actions - not future ones.? Though enforcement of laws and
By mrvnchpmn · #3126 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
Marvin, I remember the Kent State protests in 1970. I lived in Ohio, so I was a lot closer to them than you were. The May 4 Massacre was a tragedy that didn't need to happen. Gunfire just wasn't
By a1thighmaster · #3125 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
1.? Did the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the US for mineral resources surprise you? A little, but not a lot. ? 2.? Do you support students on college campuses disrupting classes
By mrvnchpmn · #3124 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
A little, but not a lot. Who says they're disrupting classes? Loss of their visas doesn't have to be the only alternative. It's possible given the likely effects of the tariff war. Well, it's a
By a1thighmaster · #3123 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
1.? Did the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the US for mineral resources surprise you? Not really - lately nothing surprises me. 2.? Do you support students on college campuses
By mrvnchpmn · #3122 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
*1. Did the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the US for mineral resources surprise you?* Yes. I thought Ukraine was going to dawdle forever. I know they are in existential mode, but since
By Darrell King · #3121 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
1. Did the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the US for mineral resources surprise you? No, it was in the cards and is only symbolic anyway. 2. Do you support students on college campuses
By Ed Lomas · #3120 ·
Re: Friday Five May 2
1.? Did the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the US for mineral resources surprise you? 2.? Do you support students on college campuses disrupting classes protesting for political causes?
By mrvnchpmn · #3119 ·
Re: Friday Five April 25
Ah, David. By "educated" I am referring to mindfulness practice. Medication and introspection. The human mind does not come with an owner's manual, yet it is more complex than a supercomputer (last I
By Darrell King · #3118 ·
Re: Friday Five April 25
// David said: "People instinctively want peace and order and civility." And Darrell agreed: Yes, the human mind is basically a tool to extrapolate future possibilities from past learning in pursuit
By David Smith · #3117 ·
Re: Friday Five April 25
*David said*: "People instinctively want peace and order and civility." *And Darrell agreed*: Yes, the human mind is basically a tool to extrapolate future possibilities from past learning in pursuit
By Darrell King · #3116 ·
Re: Friday Five April 25
// I feel there are too many people for this diversity to ever coalesce into anything that resembles a single culture. It is a closely packed sea of colonies and I expect it to continue in the manner
By David Smith · #3115 ·
Re: Friday Five April 25
Okay, I think I see some of it. It may well be that we are viewing the question from different cultural perspectives. My father's sire died when he was young and his mother while I was very young. My
By Darrell King · #3114 ·
Re: Friday Five April 25
Lots of kids without ancestors, no? Multiple fathers and multiple mothers don't make clear lines of succession. It sounds to me very messy, Darrell. I suppose it seems fine and normal to you, and
By David Smith · #3113 ·