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        OK, guys and gals, here is my take on the matter.
 
        I believe that fear in early man created far more than religion.  It created the valve that shuts off the thinking that could in fact, free us from the messes our fear gets us into. Present-day man has the foolish impression that we are the ultimate of humanity and that we are civilized.  I feel we are neither, and that only the pursuit of wisdom can show us the way out of the cycles of igornance-and-fear based warfare, intolerance, abuse, unfairness, and the rest. 
       
        In recent years we have had a serious throwback toward primitiveness shown by rampant self-centered capitalism that was an unfortunate natural outgrowth of free-enterprise.  If we can get past that hurdle so we can realize that our highest good is how we can help others, there is enough knowledge now to put us on the right path toward Civilization (my caps).  And here I will define Civilization as the judicious and consistent applications of wisdom.
 
        The existence of a think-tank (or similar) dedicated toward the pursuit of knowledge could be a major tool in helping us achieve Civilization.  I would be happy to help in any way if I can to further this  concept.
 
Larry
 
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From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Jack Whitehead
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Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: Can We Agree About What We Seek to Promote?


On 27 May 2009, at 00:03, Karl Rogers wrote:

Dear Nick,

Having followed this thread on this list and on the discussion list, it seems that we have once again danced around the mulberry bush and turned full circle back to last year. It seems that there is little consensus, if any, among the FOW members about what the purpose of this group is. It seems that members cannot agree whether to support your idea of "wisdom-inquiry" or not. There seems little interest in discussing them, critically or otherwise, except among the same small group of participants on the discussion list. And for some members, this list is simply another email list for the promotion of their own "wisdom" or projects. 

I'm wondering if a focus on 'living wisely' might help to move on our enquiries?  If participants were willing to offer accounts of their own lives with a focus on 'living wisely' we might find that our meanings of 'living wisely' emerged through our narratives of what we are doing and learning?

Love Jack.