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  1. Mcshane22

    Greetings from a Spinozist

    I summarized Spinoza's Ethics for my prosthelytizing brother (he's worried I'm doomed to hell) so that he can have a better understanding of where I'm at spiritually, I formatted it in computer programing metaphors that he could relate too as Spinoza's writting style using the geometric method...
  2. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    Money has the ability to trump all racist beliefs. Even in prison a Benjamin will pass through the hands of Caucasions, Latinos , African Americans etc..... I believe that this concept is the basis of capitalism, for if a vendor only sold to a certain race his business will never grow but by...
  3. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    When I was staying in Thailand my Thai friend tought me about thie extra charge applied to tourist but she also taught me the in's and out's of their bartering culture. It was not long that I could get most purchase 75% below their first offer. As in th U.S with exceptions to flea markets etc...
  4. Mcshane22

    Evolution questions: round 3

    Your explanation is great and it can be seen in children's cartoons as to what features the cartoonist over emphasize such as large eyes and heads that are larger then the body
  5. Mcshane22

    Greetings from a Spinozist

    Not a problem :)
  6. Mcshane22

    What led you to your current religion/lack thereof?

    I had a battle in my head in which logic and reason rained supreme.
  7. Mcshane22

    Evolution is not atheistic

    The answer I get from my creationist family members is that evolution is just a theory, so their litteral understanding of genisis holds as ground as that of a theory. The problem lays in their misunderstanding of what a theory is in relation to the scientific method. A theory is not just an...
  8. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    Good point I guess you can say Racism is in the eye of the beholder
  9. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    You are correct , I meant to say race not ethnicity . Mendelian population would be the more accurate term
  10. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    Not to acknowledge our physical differences is willfull ignorance. We have our phenotypes for a sound reason an that is adaptation to varying environments. Racism Is intolerance of these differences and a belief in superiority. By willful ignorance I'll use this example " an African American...
  11. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    To me racism is any remark that leads to an opinion that one ethnicity is superior to another
  12. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    Also I can see that this inherent nature is seen in the immigrant families who migrated to the the U.S throughout it's existence. These immigrants did not Depart each other and go their separate ways. They found out in order to survive they had to have strength in numbers as where individualism...
  13. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    Madhuri I do believe that xenophobia is inherent in us in as a primal form of survival; however the same ability that we have to override other primal urges that do not work in the society of civilization such as cultural taboos ,we too can overcome xenophobia
  14. Mcshane22

    Is everyone racist?

    First define race there are 5 distinct deffinitions, where as Mendalian population would be a term better used to distinguish phenotype diferences. Then lets discuss nnmartins theory, by asking if it is in our nature what purpose would it serve. If we have an innate sense of xenophobia how does...
  15. Mcshane22

    Greetings from a Spinozist

    Thank you all
  16. Mcshane22

    Greetings from a Spinozist

    Greetings, I am a former Christian and had lived by that faith for 26yrs. It is just recently that I have come to a new enlightenment. As an anthropologist I have a better understanding of human behavior then I have before. This has led me to the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza. His concept of God...
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