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Who are you? (Part II)

I tried pointing out in Who are you? (p.504) how civilization plays a major role in educating its citizens as to who they are and who they should be. This contrasts sharply with the natural intuitive way that our ancestors acquired a secure sense of self. Religious stories, central to every civilization, are humanity’s attempt […]

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Jul 3, 2015 by Carl Abbott
Filed Under: Who Are You Series Tagged With: Buddha, civilization, comfort and security, family, hunter gatherer, parents, religion, science, self-honesty, tao, the harmless people, the old way, thinking

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