Re: taboos

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2001 - 20:52:52 BST

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    On 04/02/01 14:19, Douglas Brooker said this-

    >what remains of culture when what is effective about it is filtered out?

    Culturally, I'd almost say the question is meaningless. What works inside
    of a culture has nothing whatsoever (necessarily) to do with what science
    means by working.

    If a culture contains much scientific truth and works on containing more,
    I call that an enlightened society. If it contains much flim-flam and
    falsehood, and makes no attempt to lessen this amount and replace it with
    scientific truth, I call that a religiously endarkened society....

    Which may or may not have a country attached to it. Or a cult. Or a
    web-site....

    - Wade

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