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_What is MEME? - -or MEME |
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Memes are the basic building blocks of our minds and culture, in the same
way that genes are the basic building blocks of biological life. Memes discussion: Self-Replicants or Mysticism? |
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Culture
/ Eno
Abandoning
the idea of a cultural hierarchy would also do away with the idea of a
scale of intrinsic values, of ranking some cultural forms as 'better'
than others. Just as the 'pyramid model' of life flattens down as we
begin to understand life's interconnectedness (until it becomes
impossible to maintain, for example, that horses are in any meaningful
way 'better' than microbes), so any similarly evaluative view of culture
starts to look distinctly dodgy. Does this mean that cake decoration is
as valuable as Cezanne? No - I'm saying that the concept of cultural
value is an irrelevant and meaningless metric with which to try to
compare culture objects because the
idea of value as a quality that resides in culture objects is wrong. But
there is value somewhere, isn't there? I mean, we do feel that we have
experiences of value when we hear pieces of music or read books or see
films or admire textiles, don't we? And when we do, where exactly is it
coming from if not from the object? | I
think that, in objects of culture, value is always conferred.
That's to say, the quality of our experience of something is exactly that:
the quality of our experience. A lot of twentieth century art has been an
accumulation of evidence for this proposition. In this view the value of a
work of culture is in the
transaction between it and its user:
if a valuable transaction can be caused to take place (even just by putting something more or less arbitrary in a frame which says, 'Within this frame you could experience a valuable transaction'), the thing has worked. This is obvious and radical at the same time, for it removes from the discussion much of what has preoccupied critics and conversationalists about culture for the last few hundred years. If value is not in things, but conferred upon them by our act of experiencing them, then relativity reigns. |
A
piece of music can be a great work for a whole civilization for 300 years,
or for one person for 20 minutes. There is no 'outside' to this, no Court of
Cultural Value where you can measure the work in order to arrive at any more
objective assessment, and all manner of evaluations by critics will not
establish such. In fact, that kind of evaluation is the wrong job for
critics to be doing. However,
if we abandon all concepts of absolute value, can we still find a basis for
regarding the activity of culture as being in any way useful?
Eno
Interviews on the web - - |
Ken Wilber:
Who will show us now the objects of the transpersonal landscape? See the Disinfo presentation World of Ken Wilber / essays, etc.. His work at Shambala |
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Theology / Teilhard de Chardin Excerpts of the article 'A Globe, Clothing Itself with a Brain' by Jennifer Cobb Kreisberg for wired Ventures Ltd. Teilhard imagined a stage of evolution characterized by a complex membrane of information enveloping the globe and fueled by human consciousness. Teilhard saw the Net coming more than a half century before it arrived. He believed this vast thinking membrane would ultimately coalesce into ‘’the living unity of a single tissue’’ containing our collective thoughts and experiences. |
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Science
/ Dr Bruce
Lipton The Science Of Innate Intelligence Evolution is not random, but is environmentally directed Excerpt: Four billion bits of information come into the nervous system every second, but only about two thousand can be processed consciously, so more than ninety-nine percent is not processed consciously. Memory patterns automatically create belief filters in the brain, and most of our behavior comes from unconscious beliefs and expectations. Attitudes set up in early childhood or are passed on to us from our parents and early environment. So, memory patterns are automatically created in the brain and once in place, these pre-programmed patterns and beliefs become automatic, and these pre-learned tapes and experiences usually run our lives. Only a considerable conscious effort can change these. This explains the difference between what we think and what we do, and why our emotional responses often over-ride the intellect.
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Lipton Belief you don’t even know you have can affect what you do and who you are. You and your physical health are a summary of your beliefs and perceptions, the kind of data you are expecting. Your cells see what you see and the cell’s nucleus can create a pathway, so you can select what software you wish to use, so to speak. Be very careful of your thoughts and your vision. Breaking free of the limitations imposed by past experiences requires dedication, and conviction that you are not locked into anything. We are not helpless, but responsible. Know your beliefs, write them down and learn to visualize. Body is the extension of spirit. Evolution is awareness! Audio :You gotta hear this man explain his theories live, his enthusiasm is very contagious. GO at bottom of page for the audio files. |
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/ Dr Bruce
Lipton : The Biology of Belief:
How your Thoughts affect your Genes Recent advances in cellular science are heralding an important evolutionary turning point. For almost fifty years we have held the illusion that our health and fate were preprogrammed in our genes, a concept referred to as genetic determinacy. Though mass consciousness is currently imbued with the belief that the character of one's life is genetically predetermined, a radically new understanding is unfolding at the leading edge of science. Cellular biologists now recognize that the environment (external universe and internal-physiology), and more importantly, our perception of the environment, directly controls the activity of our genes. The lecture will broadly review the molecular mechanisms by which environmental awareness interfaces genetic regulation and guides organismal evolution. Link http://www.lauralee.com/lipton.htm http://www.brucelipton.com |
Knowledge / Laura
lee's |
The
territory is vast, and rich. It is a big universe out there, and from the
microcosm to the macrocosm, we’ll wind our way through the realms of
ancient mysteries, controversial and edgy new science, deep philosophy,
consciousness studies and wisdom traditions, those anomalies that invite
us to expand our worldview, real-life adventure, and whatever else beckons
or fascinates. We never know where we’ll go next, or what lies around
the next bend of the mind. That’s part of the fun. Why bother? I find that talking one’s way through life is great entertainment, good therapy, and quite an education. And certainly an exercise in making up your own mind about it all. Ultimately, worldviews are meant to be examined, explored and expanded. It’s as natural as breathing. I’m glad you stopped by, and hope you enjoy the show as much as I do. So, to life, to the Grand Mystery of it all, and to new friends and sharing notes along the way. --- Laura Lee
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