tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post2388250150291877083..comments2024-03-22T11:32:57.801-07:00Comments on The Alien Next Door: Darwin and Lemarck on Soft InheritanceNina Munteanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-15730470802167564892010-06-21T10:20:01.446-07:002010-06-21T10:20:01.446-07:00Awesome! Can you send us the link? Thanks!Awesome! Can you send us the link? Thanks!Nina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-9427922214608937122010-06-21T10:16:38.441-07:002010-06-21T10:16:38.441-07:00What a really interesting post. Right up my street...What a really interesting post. Right up my street this sort of stuff. I've just written a Squidoo article about Sheldrakes contemporary Lyall Watson too...His notion of The Hundreth Monkey is a fascinating take on the sharing of ideas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463141694556030954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-46842377932156468502010-06-12T05:22:30.031-07:002010-06-12T05:22:30.031-07:00Thank you Oxygen Plant! :) Glad to entertain...You...Thank you Oxygen Plant! :) Glad to entertain...You should attend one of my classes... LOL!<br /><br />Sometimes the comments end up being more interesting -- and longer -- than the article! LOL! Go check out my article on The Venus Project (last time I checked I had over 120 comments). <br /><br />I really appreciate everyone's comments. It's what often brings an article to life. It can create controversy (something I always cheerfully invite) and heightens interest and involvement. YOU are what this blog is all about... :)Nina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-25055276921579997102010-06-12T00:03:19.462-07:002010-06-12T00:03:19.462-07:00Took me time to read all the comments, but I reall...Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the article. It proved to be Very helpful to me and I am sure to all the commenters here! It’s always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained! I’m sure you had fun writing this article.Oxygen Planthttp://www.sanghioxygen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-77323775660018018512010-06-06T12:13:57.110-07:002010-06-06T12:13:57.110-07:00Oh, thanks, Limberger! You're right... :)
Yes...Oh, thanks, Limberger! You're right... :)<br /><br />Yes, Jean-Luc... I see where you would get that too.... What a cool film Metropolis was too! Your mention of it makes me want to view it again. <br /><br />p.s. I did a post a while ago in it for anyone's interest. If you want to see the robot Jean-Luc was referring to, here it is: http://sfgirl-thealiennextdoor.blogspot.com/2008/10/we-robotpart-1-our-past-our-present-our.htmlNina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-66268072510046739332010-06-06T10:31:44.902-07:002010-06-06T10:31:44.902-07:00That was a wonderful post. The Shakespeare quote i...That was a wonderful post. The Shakespeare quote is so true. The top picture reminds me of the robot in the 1926 silent film 'Metropolis'.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-37526707198001756062010-06-06T09:50:28.183-07:002010-06-06T09:50:28.183-07:00Your posting on "Celebrating Womanhood" ...Your posting on "Celebrating Womanhood" cited role models that became more than "oneself". They went beyond expectations for women of their time. <br /><br />LimbergerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-14772183882026333502010-06-06T07:39:05.022-07:002010-06-06T07:39:05.022-07:00p.s. Limberger, I'm curious to which previous ...p.s. Limberger, I'm curious to which previous post of mine you were refering... The one on "Cymatics"? (http://sfgirl-thealiennextdoor.blogspot.com/2010/05/cymatics-exploring-how-frequency.html) ... Or my crazy wild-woman wail on "The Paradox of WOMAN" (http://sfgirl-thealiennextdoor.blogspot.com/2010/06/celebrating-womanhood-i-am-woman-i-am.html)?Nina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-28614497028493915312010-06-06T06:21:07.688-07:002010-06-06T06:21:07.688-07:00Limburger, thanks for another great comment. LOL! ...Limburger, thanks for another great comment. LOL! Yes there's always LOL-cat to save the world! <br /><br />Seriously, though, I must disagree with your interpretation of destiny and evolution... but then again, that's part of it to, isn't it? Same goes for Darwin's theory... Darwin's original posits and thoughts have not all been translated into the hegemony of what most of us know of his theory today. And that's a shame, because most of us stop there, with the follow-up rhetoric by self-assigned "evolutionary preachers". How many of us, for instance have actually read his book, Origin?... Gone to the source, instead of relying on the "wisdom" of others to interpret for us? Albeit, it's a dry read (well, he wrote it 200 years ago in the language of that time); it doesn't read like a "bestseller", but that is the price of freedom (of thought)...<br /><br />Your friend,<br />Nina<br /><br />p.s. I don't think I suggested that the language of metaphysics is confining. In fact, far from it...it is, as you said, freeing.Nina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-29637392619396771502010-06-06T06:00:13.156-07:002010-06-06T06:00:13.156-07:00Maureen, thank you so much for your very kind word...Maureen, thank you so much for your very kind words... :) I do appreciate the feedback and knowing that I am providing stimulating discussionNina Munteanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311070435293186699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-71552103404461872112010-06-06T02:33:16.753-07:002010-06-06T02:33:16.753-07:00A lovely posting Nina.
Evolution is a process to ...A lovely posting Nina.<br /><br />Evolution is a process to break free of destiny. Destiny is a predetermined path with a set outcome. <br />Evolution leads to other possible endpoints, the freedom to take a new path. <br /><br />We are not all destined to achieve Self-actualization. The carrot of self-actualization is a motivating factor behind our lives but it will only come after basic physical and mental needs are met and are recognized within oneself that those needs are met. <br /><br /><br />How can evolution be the language of destiny? Destiny is predetermined, but, as you wrote "choice and selection are the words of evolution" which implies development of new outcomes. What is "fractal ecology"? What I read about that subject is how fractals are used to model ecological systems. The use of fractals is an excellent methodology to describe and predict ecological patterns in a variety of scales. Fractal Ecology is not a deliverable, it is only a tool to try and gain better insights into ecology.<br /><br /><br />I think that Darwin's theory of evolution stands the test of time. The concept does not need to be redefined. Bio-engineering and nanotechnology provide the means to manipulate the speed of evolution. In the end, changes that are useful will improve our lives, changes that don't work out (ooops) may have dire consequences (have you read the plot synopsis for the movie "Splice"). I am not sure where chaos theory, quantum mechanics and the internet come into play with respect to evolution. The first two are basically models to understand our universe and the third brings us funny cat videos. <br /><br />Is the language of metaphysics confining? Metaphysics seeks to break free (transcend) the language of classical science. As we evolve, so does our language and means of communication. But, as in evolution, some concepts will not change and will ultimately die off.<br /><br />You ask:<br />Is it possible for an individual to evolve in one’s own lifetime? To become more than oneself? And then pass on one’s personal experience irrevocably to others—laterally and vertically? People do evolve, if not always physically, they can evolve mentally and spiritually. Self-actualization if you will. Your previous post comes to mind. <br /><br />Regarding our legacy - yes, our soft evolution is passed on to those who come after through our teaching and our charity. Sharing our research and experiences via formal lessons, our recorded words or simply as a role model bestows our legacy to the future and how we are remembered.<br /><br />Evolution is a process. The milestones represent choices that have been made. <br /><br /><br />William Shakespeare - Hamlet:<br />What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how<br />infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and<br />admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like<br />a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet,<br />to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me—<br />nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so.<br /><br /><br />Einstein… - "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." <br /><br />Dalai Lama - Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. <br /><br /><br />Faithfully yours, <br /><br />LimbergerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584840770244929.post-82085299418662492002010-06-05T22:13:49.650-07:002010-06-05T22:13:49.650-07:00I love reading your posts as they are always thoug...I love reading your posts as they are always thoughtful, informative and hopeful. I don't have a very scientific background so I don't have any useful comments but I love learning from you here.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978319002478511193noreply@blogger.com