Originally posted by rwingettAnd if you look closely you will see that the greatest mistake of agriculture comes directly from the belief that science are keepers of the truth - which then lends itself to their lofty position of false authority in defending the destructive nature of modern agriculture.
If nothing else, Dasa, that was nice timing.
Originally posted by DasaI agree with you to some degree. A scientific minded society, lacking any other belief system, will maintain that any technological advance that can be made should be made. It places no limits on the proper scope or application of technology in our lives. Societies like the Hutterites, on the other hand, use technology as is appropriate to their situation, but they control both the scope and application of technology and mediate the impact it has on their lives.
And if you look closely you will see that the greatest mistake of agriculture comes directly from the belief that science are keepers of the truth - which then lends itself to their lofty position of false authority in defending the destructive nature of modern agriculture.
This is an example of where I think "scientific materialism" leads toward "cultural materialism" and use the Hutterites as an example of how a society could arrange itself to keep the two separate and distinct.
Originally posted by rwingettYes indeed...........
I agree with you to some degree. A scientific minded society, lacking any other belief system, will maintain that any technological advance that can be made should be made. It places no limits on the proper scope or application of technology in our lives. Societies like the Hutterites, on the other hand, use technology as is appropriate to the ...[text shortened]... s as an example of how a society could arrange itself to keep the two separate and distinct.