I'm watching a documentary on the gold rush and birth of California as a state this morning. The show vacillates between the shiny promise of gold and the dark murder without impunity of the native americans that got in the way of the gold rush.
Often I am at a loss to the darkness under the glitter of our country, the lengths we go to to get what it is we are "owed". But that's not fair is it? Doesn't everyone do that?
Don't I do that sometimes?
Sure it isn't murder, but the depth of the possibility of the depravity of humanity sometimes catches me off balance, confuses and disorients me.
What's worse, is how much better and more evolved we all are at explaining away our depravity and insisting there is no need for a God that redeems
I love PBS on Saturday mornings, especially when I have some time to watch. But this morning I was confronted again with what it is that we all are capable of if we run unchecked and untempered.
What?
anthropological [an-thruh-puh-loj-i-kuhl]
-adjective
of or concerned with the science of anthropology
anthropology [an-thruh-pol-uh-jee]
-noun
dissonance [dis-uh-nuh
ns]
-noun
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-adjective
of or concerned with the science of anthropology
anthropology [an-thruh-pol-uh-jee]
-noun
| 1. | the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. |
| 2. | the study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals. |
| 3. | the science of humans and their works. |
| 4. | Also called philosophical anthropology. the study of the nature and essence of humankind. |
ns]-noun
| 1. | inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony. |
| 2. | Music.
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| 3. | disagreement or incongruity. |
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1 comment:
Ugh... It's too early for such big words... my brain's going to explode....
Seriously, I agree with what you said though. Especially the part about how we are all so proficient at justifying our actions.
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