Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual

http://www.ted.com Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada indians whose spiritual practice holds the world in balance.

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[jlorimar]

@jon090988 He believes that the world started with Adam and Eve and is under 100,000 years old. He has many interesting things to say but he is also a crazy person lol

[crudhousefull]

Oh my god white people. What have you done to the world in 500 years. You have stunted the development of every other culture, who would have progressed without short-sightedness in those 500 years. Remember that each civilization was on par except for Europe (which was below par) before 500 years.

[Farfromhere001]

"Two hours from Miami there is an entire civilization of people praying everyday for your well being. They call themselves the elder brothers, they dismiss the rest of us who have ruined the world as the younger brothers, they cannot understand why it is that we do what we do to the Earth"

[fireintheequation]

In response to -- "If your distinguishing between 'an experience' (what a persons feels and senses) vs. 'experience' (events which happen to something), then rocks have 'experience'."

Participation isn't just what happens to us, it's also what happens because of us. It's not just what we feel and sense, it's also what we choose.

[fireintheequation]

@amcnea "I didn't pretend to be someone else"

Like I said I thought it should have been obvious to you who I was. I'm sorry if I misled you (mistakenly). Good luck to you, seriously.

[fireintheequation]

@amcnea And why would anyone who hadn't spoken to you previously ask you to "refrain from leveling personal attacks"? I'm surprised you would think anyone with even a fleeting sense of spirituality would ever care to engage with a brutish hard line materialist like yourself. The sad truth is you're only interested in dialogue with people of the same position as yourself, if you can even call that dialogue at all.

[amcnea]

@bcolak1 "Who else would have ..."

Well, I inadvertently posted from another acct. But, I declared it as such when I realized it. I didn't pretend to be someone else.  Apparently lying isn't against your ethical code. Anyways, I am done dealing with your trolling. Please leave me alone.

[bcolak1]

@amcnea Who else would have a 'last question' of you, open a 'new chapter', or 'inadvertently post from another acct too'?

[fireintheequation]

@amcnea If that someone else you are referring to is bcolak1, that is also me. Thought you would have realized as much.

[amcnea]

@fireintheequation "I will however speak my mind to refute faulty claims where I deem it necessary."

I haven't made any faulty claims and you haven't refuted any claims I have made. All you have done is speak nonsensical jibber-jabber as if it is supposed to validate your position. There is nothing to do but trade insults because you don't offer anything else. Please leave me alone I was having a discussion with someone else.