The interpretation I have been exploring is that the religious impulse is a product of evolutionary development and is extremely old – perhaps as old
Tag: biology
Inverted Nature of Intelligent Design
Intellect does not, and cannot, stand alone in the universe apart from the human brain that produces it.
Revolution as an Act of Mind
The psychological and the material are inherently linked at source, with one influencing the other, but with human intention (as structured and directed thought) having the decisive factor for modern human beings. This is despite the fact that during the millions of years of human evolution it has been physical change that has had the upper hand. This change, premised entirely upon environmental pressure and the need to survive, has created the physical structure of the brain that eventually became aware of its own existence.
Free Genetic Development (and not Mistaken Notions of ‘Race’) has Driven Human Evolution
This knowledge does not ‘negate’ the contemporary subject of racial politics, which is after-all of relatively modern import, but it can assist in the process of ‘de-racializing’ the debate so that ethnic groups can evolve away from the mentality of armed camps resisting the enemy. Modern racism can be ‘dissolved’ with a correct scientific knowledge of the past, even if it is acknowledged that it will take time to completely end the illusion of ‘race’. The reality is that the limited human mind has generated ‘race’ and ‘racism’ as a means for one dominant group to oppress and control another.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 