08-30-2006, 01:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-30-2006, 01:04 PM by Occhidiangela.)
Quote:1. Since my ancestors came from Asia, I don't really consider the events that happened in the area around Mesopotmaia to be the absolute and only truth.*claps*
2. And although Asia does have some very oppressive and terrible governments, I don't believe I come from a amoral culture.
3. I just don't agree with people's descriptions of God.
4. Most people don't need to prove that they "love" someone; so what's the big deal here?
I would be curious as to your opinion regarding the relationship of the Tao with the acceptance of Communism in China, specifically. I have seen a variety of commentary on that. Any insights you can offer?
As to the Cradle of Civilization versus The Middle Kingdom, I note that the Chinese are not getting all hot and bothered about issues in the MIddle East, nor do they seem to be trying to act as honest broker. I think that last is an opportunity missed for them at the UN, but so be it.) No emotional investment, merely a concern for their petrol supplies. Hmm, that is not dissimilar to how the US strategic policy, in a purely objective sense, might have been shaped by Ike era policy.
This whole discussion is interesting, but for my money pales in comparison to de' Tocqueville's observations about Americans and their religion.(s).
Arranged marriages are not the same as "getting one's parents' blessings." That informal source of granting, or witholding, a boon (who pays for the wedding, eh?) will never go away. It's part and parcel to the family experience, the world over.
Occhi
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete