But perhaps she's saying that's not possible- that we can't transcend the limitations of our species.
That's it.
She also talks about the Motoboto Indians (I have no idea if I spelled this correctly) who live somewhere in South America, and their life's goal is to be able to kill enemies by whacking them on the head with an axe, taking them by surprise. This is, says Janice, their highest calling. She uses this example to explain that all our religions are just long lists of directives to keep us in the hive and productive.
I, too, find her bee discussions depressing, but they wear me down. And at the oddest times I remember Carl Sagan's statement that all we humans are is festooned DNA.
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Date: 2006-05-10 08:10 am (UTC)That's it.
She also talks about the Motoboto Indians (I have no idea if I spelled this correctly) who live somewhere in South America, and their life's goal is to be able to kill enemies by whacking them on the head with an axe, taking them by surprise. This is, says Janice, their highest calling.
She uses this example to explain that all our religions are just long lists of directives to keep us in the hive and productive.
I, too, find her bee discussions depressing, but they wear me down. And at the oddest times I remember Carl Sagan's statement that all we humans are is festooned DNA.