My original inquiry was not about Cat Stevens' personal life but about the gist of the song being "The Peace Train."Forgot to add along the lines of your original inquiry.
Cat Stevens disvowed western civilization, swore an oath to Islam and moved to the mid east
What is the Illuminiti?Almost forgot. Rihanna is not a member of the Illuminiti, Regardless of the context of her songs
Yes, whatever rt3. Have a good Sunday!Separating a singer from their actions/belief reminds me of some lyrics
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now, but clouds illusions I recall, I really don't know clouds at all
@rt3
I don't consciously relate to evolution in mathematical terms, I leave the maths to take care of itself. On the other hand, where philosophys and Science reach similar conclusions I believe there is both an unconscious relationship " evolving " in every sense of the term.
Mathematics, can i I believe explain everything that needs explaining and it, of course , has it's philosophical aspects that are quite marked. Cabbalah, once insight on a specific is realised on one level initiates a chain-reaction of understanding and is founded on the principle that all interaction is harmonious in terms of true belief systems - providing they are based on a rational premise. The cryptographic nature of things whether relating to cybernetics or something other is like everything else, the inevitable manifestation of an intelligent universe trying to communicate with and understand itself.
There is here, an attempt to understand on different levels and in different ways that merely as a consequence of subliminal empathy produces the continual " kick-starting " of evolution in new ways. Hence no beginning and no end , just the Universe as an endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth, but in this sense we are talking about the " apparent reality ", that is, the realm of physics which the Buddhists refers to as an " illusion".
By that is meant that , what is real is what is eternal and undying only, the physical universe is regarded as illusion because it is impermanent and passes away. The mind , as I have been trying to emphasise is eternal . from that perspective , one could consider "Paradise" as a mental equation. The fall from grace in the Cabbalistic sense for example was a fall from a " higher " mental state , a semi-divine state that humanity is attempting to return to.
@Ruthanne
I am a Cancerian which in western astrology is associated with the Crab, but in other ancient civilizations, Cancer was associated with the Scarab . there was also a 13'th sign in pre-Biblical times associated with the Spider.
Astrology is often more interesting for it's mythology than it's fact.
As for a peace- movement, I believe that will yet come when the younger generation finally realise, it if they want a better future they will have to take the bull by the horns and create their own, instead of relying on O.A,P.s and their redundant Party-Political philosophy's. ( O.A.P.s is not a reference to the elderly, I mean Old Age Politician's - the servants of Kali who are only interested in power and nothing else. )
I think it will come too. I do realize what you mean about the OAPs, LC.As for a peace- movement, I believe that will yet come when the younger generation finally realise, it if they want a better future they will have to take the bull by the horns and create their own, instead of relying on O.A,P.s and their redundant Party-Political philosophy's. ( O.A.P.s is not a reference to the elderly, I mean Old Age Politician's - the servants of Kali who are only interested in power and nothing else. )
Can you show me some proof of that dear aeron?Being competitive is part of the human condition and being competitive equates to being confrontational. It has served us well, it has driven evolution and up until recently has resulted in those unsuited to evolved society to wither by the wayside.
Proof of which? Proof that conflict has benefited us? Most technology development has been driven by conflict or preparation for conflict. Proof that those least suited to integrate into evolved and evolving society used to wither by the wayside? Look at society that has adopted to suit those unable to integrate and add to evolved society and how there has been a leveling down.Can you show me some proof of that dear aeron?nthego:
Well, okay.Proof of which? Proof that conflict has benefited us? Most technology development has been driven by conflict or preparation for conflict. Proof that those least suited to integrate into evolved and evolving society used to wither by the wayside? Look at society that has adopted to suit those unable to integrate and add to evolved society and how there has been a leveling down.
Charles Darwin wrote a very interesting lesser known book as a follow on to his 'Origin of Species', The Descent of Man. To say that it is 'non-pc' would be to understate it in spades but nonetheless it contains empirical truths.
In chapter 5 he includes this -----
"With savages, the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated; and those that survive commonly exhibit a vigorous state of health. We civilised men, on the other hand, do our utmost to check the process of elimination; we build asylums for the imbecile, the maimed, and the sick; we institute poor-laws; and our medical men exert their utmost skill to save the life of every one to the last moment. There is reason to believe that vaccination has preserved thousands, who from a weak constitution would formerly have succumbed to small-pox. Thus the weak members of civilised societies propagate their kind. No one who has attended to the breeding of domestic animals will doubt that this must be highly injurious to the race of man. It is surprising how soon a want of care, or care wrongly directed, leads to the degeneration of a domestic race; but excepting in the case of man himself, hardly any one is so ignorant as to allow his worst animals to breed"
I agree with this unreservedly and absolutely.
If it were not for the real and present danger that Islamic activists create there is little doubt that technological developments to counter the threat would not be taking place, certainly not at the pace that is taking place. Also worth note that what defeated the Germans was nothing other than the manufacturing capacity of the USA.@ aeron
In what way has a Society evolved in a world of Terrorist-fueled conflict?
Terrorists are neither evolved or strong , either genetically or mentally.
Technology may have " evolved" in response to conflict, that is, via the argument that Necessity is the Mother of Invention, but certainly not because of conflict.
In today's society, anyone with money can buy weapons of mass destruction . Hate is not a product of evolution, nor is the desire for power. These are not strengths but weaknesses born of fear and paranoia.
Newsflash - Nietzshe's superman didn't win World War 2, the winners were those Nations who's compassion for humanity and intelligent sense of right and wrong drove them to defy the so-called " Master-race ".
Darwin does not explain or deal with the evolution of consciousness, which has- and never can be proven to have a biological origin.All such arguments in that direction are driven by Science-Dogma and not Science-Fact.
Darwin also shoots himself in the foot here when he refers to the " race of man ". The argument for one race-one people is a product of religious belief, a religious belief manipulated by poisonous individuals like Hitler, who mis-translate and pervert
universal teachings to pursue Genocide.
Today's Neo-Darwinists long since recognised this gap in evolutionary theory originating from the absurdity of " one" missing link.
Neo-Darwinists themselves may continue to gloss over that face to save face, but their case is considerably weakened by the fact that the only case for One-Race -One People is the Judaic Tanakh's argument that " God created man "
What next?
Are you going to tell us the Shoah never happened?