Comments on: Happiest People On Earth Changing Some Views http://www.globalshift.org/2009/11/happiest-people-on-earth-changing-some-views/ A new generation working toward a brighter tomorrow Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:49:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: David Ginter http://www.globalshift.org/2009/11/happiest-people-on-earth-changing-some-views/comment-page-1/#comment-421 David Ginter Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49:27 +0000 http://globalshift.org/?p=2201#comment-421 To your first point, they don’t respond to written language. Accounts from authors whom they can’t know personally won’t cut for them. He did try to evangelize with all the Moody Bible Institute methods he could think of, but their worldview and language just didn’t accomodate for the abstractions necessary for religous thought. Second, it depends on your values. The word primitive means primary. In other words, closer to our primary (of first order) human nature. It’s a more experiential reality, folks enjoying their time rather than accumulating on the idea that they can spend time enjoy themselves later. Third, I like a Home Improvement reference. Kudos. But I meant that in more a cognitive/neurological/psychological sense. I’m about to write a couple articles on how language affects the brain and subsequently our ideas about the world. That’s what I was alluding to; a future article that isn’t done yet. Studying the Piraha is leading to some truly fascinating insights into what makes people tick, at a subconscious level. I hope you read those, I did a lot of research for them. They’ll be on here probably late this week. To your first point, they don't respond to written language. Accounts from authors whom they can't know personally won't cut for them. He did try to evangelize with all the Moody Bible Institute methods he could think of, but their worldview and language just didn't accomodate for the abstractions necessary for religous thought. Second, it depends on your values. The word primitive means primary. In other words, closer to our primary (of first order) human nature. It's a more experiential reality, folks enjoying their time rather than accumulating on the idea that they can spend time enjoy themselves later. Third, I like a Home Improvement reference. Kudos. But I meant that in more a cognitive/neurological/psychological/anthropological sense. I'm about to write a couple articles on how language affects the brain and subsequently our ideas about the world. That's what I was alluding to; a future article that isn't done yet. Studying the Piraha is leading to some truly fascinating insights into what makes people tick, at a subconscious level. I hope you read those, I did a lot of research for them. They'll be on here probably next week. To your first point, they don’t respond to written language. Accounts from authors whom they can’t know personally won’t cut for them. He did try to evangelize with all the Moody Bible Institute methods he could think of, but their worldview and language just didn’t accomodate for the abstractions necessary for religous thought.

Second, it depends on your values. The word primitive means primary. In other words, closer to our primary (of first order) human nature. It’s a more experiential reality, folks enjoying their time rather than accumulating on the idea that they can spend time enjoy themselves later.

Third, I like a Home Improvement reference. Kudos. But I meant that in more a cognitive/neurological/psychological sense. I’m about to write a couple articles on how language affects the brain and subsequently our ideas about the world. That’s what I was alluding to; a future article that isn’t done yet. Studying the Piraha is leading to some truly fascinating insights into what makes people tick, at a subconscious level. I hope you read those, I did a lot of research for them. They’ll be on here probably late this week.

To your first point, they don’t respond to written language. Accounts from authors whom they can’t know personally won’t cut for them. He did try to evangelize with all the Moody Bible Institute methods he could think of, but their worldview and language just didn’t accomodate for the abstractions necessary for religous thought.

Second, it depends on your values. The word primitive means primary. In other words, closer to our primary (of first order) human nature. It’s a more experiential reality, folks enjoying their time rather than accumulating on the idea that they can spend time enjoy themselves later.

Third, I like a Home Improvement reference. Kudos. But I meant that in more a cognitive/neurological/psychological/anthropological sense. I’m about to write a couple articles on how language affects the brain and subsequently our ideas about the world. That’s what I was alluding to; a future article that isn’t done yet. Studying the Piraha is leading to some truly fascinating insights into what makes people tick, at a subconscious level. I hope you read those, I did a lot of research for them. They’ll be on here probably next week.

]]> By: David Ginter http://www.globalshift.org/2009/11/happiest-people-on-earth-changing-some-views/comment-page-1/#comment-402 David Ginter Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:02:20 +0000 http://globalshift.org/?p=2201#comment-402 To your first point, they don't respond to written language. Accounts from authors whom they can't know personally won't cut for them. He did try to evangelize with all the Moody Bible Institute methods he could think of, but their worldview and language just didn't accomodate for the abstractions necessary for religous thought. Second, it depends on your values. The word primitive means primary. In other words, closer to our primary (of first order) human nature. It's a more experiential reality, folks enjoying their time rather than accumulating on the idea that they can spend time enjoy themselves later. Third, I like a Home Improvement reference. Kudos. But I meant that in more a cognitive/neurological/psychological sense. I'm about to write a couple articles on how language affects the brain and subsequently our ideas about the world. That's what I was alluding to; a future article that isn't done yet. Studying the Piraha is leading to some truly fascinating insights into what makes people tick, at a subconscious level. I hope you read those, I did a lot of research for them. They'll be on here probably late this week. To your first point, they don’t respond to written language. Accounts from authors whom they can’t know personally won’t cut for them. He did try to evangelize with all the Moody Bible Institute methods he could think of, but their worldview and language just didn’t accomodate for the abstractions necessary for religous thought.

Second, it depends on your values. The word primitive means primary. In other words, closer to our primary (of first order) human nature. It’s a more experiential reality, folks enjoying their time rather than accumulating on the idea that they can spend time enjoy themselves later.

Third, I like a Home Improvement reference. Kudos. But I meant that in more a cognitive/neurological/psychological sense. I’m about to write a couple articles on how language affects the brain and subsequently our ideas about the world. That’s what I was alluding to; a future article that isn’t done yet. Studying the Piraha is leading to some truly fascinating insights into what makes people tick, at a subconscious level. I hope you read those, I did a lot of research for them. They’ll be on here probably late this week.

]]> By: Jack http://www.globalshift.org/2009/11/happiest-people-on-earth-changing-some-views/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Jack Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:42:15 +0000 http://globalshift.org/?p=2201#comment-399 ---ONE--- "The Piraha are a very empirical society; if you or someone you know didn’t see it, it didn’t happen. This is why Everett was unable to convert them to Christianity, there’s no direct evidence." ***I wonder, seriously, as a Jesus follower myself, first, why he did not introduce them (evangelize them first) to a real language and way of thinking, and also, 2) why he did not rely on prayer and miracles which are available to the missionary (according to his Bible), and which are evident tools used in many many missionary efforts. ---TWO--- "They only work 4 hours per day, and spend most of their time enjoying themselves." ***A truly primitive society; one to which Americans are obviously aspiring. Not necessarily a good thing, eh? ---THREE--- "Regardless of the many debates still surrounding the Piraha, we can be very sure that we have much to learn from them. *** I don't mean to be offensive, but, "I don't think so, Tim" —ONE—
“The Piraha are a very empirical society; if you or someone you know didn’t see it, it didn’t happen. This is why Everett was unable to convert them to Christianity, there’s no direct evidence.”
***I wonder, seriously, as a Jesus follower myself, first, why he did not introduce them (evangelize them first) to a real language and way of thinking, and also, 2) why he did not rely on prayer and miracles which are available to the missionary (according to his Bible), and which are evident tools used in many many missionary efforts.

—TWO—
“They only work 4 hours per day, and spend most of their time enjoying themselves.”
***A truly primitive society; one to which Americans are obviously aspiring. Not necessarily a good thing, eh?

—THREE—
“Regardless of the many debates still surrounding the Piraha, we can be very sure that we have much to learn from them.
*** I don’t mean to be offensive, but, “I don’t think so, Tim”

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