CULTURAL MODELING

EVOLUTION AND RELATIVISM

Greetings from Fun City.  In recent posts we have proposed the idea that the human race may well be experiencing the ‘birthpangs’ of a significant step forward in the evolution of our species. But is such a notion remotely tenable given the obvious state of chaos in which we find our world today? What possible evidence could one give in support of the view that humankind is poised for anything but decay and self-destruction at a time when enmity in international relations is at an all-time high, fundamentalist morons of all persuasions are inflicting hatred and death upon ever-increasing numbers of their fellow men, and the world economy is on the verge of total collapse? If we’re using cable news broadcasts to predict the immediate future of Planet Earth, smart money would say we’ll be lucky if we’re still circling the sun in another 15 years. So, what’s with this talk of human evolution at such a dark moment in human history? It all has to do with the possibility of an awakening.

While there is no denying the fact that the political situation in the world is bleak beyond comprehension, we often lose sight of the fact that there are good things happening in other areas of human endeavor. The trick is in nourishing those positive elements into something huge before the politicians succeed in pushing the big red button. The ‘Big Truth’ I’m referring to is the wealth of real intelligence that exists within the cultural underground.  Hard as it is to believe at times, there are actually untold scores of individuals in the world whose thinking and awareness have reached heights that far exceed the samplings presented to us by the cultural models.  We all know such individuals.  The problem? 1. They’re marginalized by the social structure itself.  2. Far too many of them have become apathetic through belief that there is nothing they can do to become agents of meaningful change. (continued…)

 

~ by jtmarquis71 on April 21, 2008.