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in thread It is true that the mind functions irregardless, but sometimes people impose their will upon others. The impostions are based on what they think and believe. One example of this is Jones-town in South America. The results were final for the people that were there. In psychology there is what is called superstitious behavior. Superstitious behavior is just another name for what Pavlovian training on dogs is. Nature shapes other animals and us by what behaviors cause us to survive and leave progeny. There has to be an adequate mind thought to survive. There is survival in nature. That survival does not demand much mental capability: just the right combination of body capabilities and mental capabilities. In human society, there is following human rules to survive. People get rid of those in their society that cause too many problems. The only comment that I can make here is that some societies are more flexible than others. By flexible, those societies allow more variation amoung its members. Hopefully that variation leeds to more capability to learn and handle problems. The meaning and use of nature has become more complete in the last 150 years. The scientific method was only formed in 1854. The periodic table was only proposed in 1890. That and related science changed the thought about what the building blocks were and how those building blocks could be used. The Greeks and Romans smelted enough lead to polute the lakes of nothern Europe. The Romans also used lead in piping for water supplies that had to result in some poisoning. Lead was used for water storage in Portland's west hills by a family resulting in poisoning and disease. It has not been stated the Ice Man of the Italian Alps was poisoned by arsenic from copper smelting, but it was stated that there was evidence of arsenic in his hair. Knowing that some of those building blocks can poison us or impact health is important. People can survive without a more complete understanding, but only with a complete understanding will we be able to survive long term. Dorman |
