TheSongsofDistantEarth Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) This popular urban legend persists, even referred to from time to time by members of this forum. The original study that was done apparently shows there is no basis for it to suggest 'morphogenic fields', or anything else, really.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_Monkey  Oh, and while we're at it, the Eskimos do not have fifty or one hundred words for snow. If I hear one more hack lecturer say that, I'm going to stand up, drop trou and scream.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_words_for_snow  Let's keep up the intellectual rigor like the toasts er, taosts we be! Edited July 10, 2009 by TheSongsofDistantEarth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phore Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) legends, urban or otherwise, represent patterns in the collective consciousness symbolically. They represent what we believe, and our values. they tell us things about the direction our culture is moving in. Â Edited July 10, 2009 by phore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Young Posted July 10, 2009 What about suburban legends? Â Like that prefab homes are wonderful? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unconditioned Posted July 10, 2009 What about suburban legends? Â Like that prefab homes are wonderful? Â Â Or how about office-legends, like "Good work is rewarded with more work" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martial Development Posted July 10, 2009 The Chinese word for "crisis" is the same as that for "opportunity." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeriesOfTubes Posted July 10, 2009 "may you live in interesting times" as an ancient chinese curse   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_...teresting_times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phore Posted July 11, 2009 the legends themselves dont matter, what matters is the point. do you agree that enlightened individuals energy fields can counteract the collect negative ego energy, and eventually overcome it?  do you agree that people create meaningless distinctions, as opposed to seeing the essence of things  do you agree that the mindset of the individual determines the difference between crisis and opportunity,  are interesting times, authority figures, and objects of desire double edged swords.  storytelling has been used since ancient times as a means for conveying wisdom. we cant get too caught up in "physical reality" because then we miss the point. everything is relative. the collective psyche posses its own version of reality. so does the individual soul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
