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Posts: 4671 (06/24/09 19:57:54) |
Thanks Karen!
No, I never heard of Tuva. Interesting web page. I see that Feynman's daughter has just visited there. Tuva or Bust. 
What a character.
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it." - Yogi Berra
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Posts: 4397 (06/24/09 20:07:24) Moderator |
Wonderful book. I would highly recommend checking out the documentary Ghengis
Blues too.
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Posts: 4673 (06/25/09 05:05:11) |
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it." - Yogi Berra
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Posts: 783 (06/25/09 07:28:50) |
"Seeing the future is not so much a concern, though it happens."
I think humanity seeing the future IS a concern; I suspect we could easily annihilate our species (in addition to all the other ones we seem to be killing off) if we're not careful. If you're talking about self, well, self only sees the present, not the future;-) Yes, awe-experiences create humility, and humility, in turn, leads one to appreciate all the "worlds within worlds" of existence. But I am not sure how this relates to belief; I think it's more tangential (though not orthogonal; maybe skew?;-)). I wrote something long about it then decided it was boring. I agree that truly great personalities are fueled by a fundamental humility. People who really have a high level of personal development devote their energy to that development rather than trying to create any illusions about themselves. I think Erich is a fine example of that. Feynman too, in an entirely different way. Karen, Ghenghis Blues is now on my Netflix queue. When I lived in Baltimore, I saw a group of Tuvan performers; pretty amazing. |
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