3bob Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) . Edited November 22, 2011 by 3bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted November 22, 2011 . Â That would be what the Dagara of West Africa call Yielbongura, "the thing that knowledge can't eat." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted November 22, 2011 That would be what the Dagara of West Africa call Yielbongura, "the thing that knowledge can't eat." Â Neat, there is something to learn all the time. Â I was going to delete the entire post earlier... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted November 22, 2011 Neat, there is something to learn all the time. Â I was going to delete the entire post earlier... So the dot you left did serve a purpose... you made a . point! Â I just learned it myself the other day, and found fascinating parallels with taoist thought... Yielbongura is their way to say "the natural includes the supernatural," except there's no concept of "supernatural" there, just the idea that there's things that, should you attempt to sink the tooth of "describable" knowledge into them, would break it. "That which knowledge can't eat." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted November 22, 2011 ... is their way to say "the natural includes the supernatural," except there's no concept of "supernatural" there, just the idea that there's things that, should you attempt to sink the tooth of "describable" knowledge into them, would break it. "That which knowledge can't eat." Â I like that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) I like that! Â Â Me to. Edited November 22, 2011 by 3bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
