Are we truly an observing species?

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009 by

This week, in honor of Earth Day, we're taking questions from Duane Elgin's
new book, The Living Universe. In the final pages, he offers a few conversation starters in hopes of sparking awareness about the possibilities available to us. Let's see what you think. :)

We are Homo sapien sapiens—the beings who "know that we know." Are we using the tools of collective observation and reflection (the mass media) to assist in responding to the challenges of our times?

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If we "know that we...

Posted on Jun 16th, 2009 by

casspoe

If we "know that we know", are we aware of WHAT we know? Feeling something, knowing that something is there, is different from having the wisdom to recognize it or understand it or utilize it.... More »

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Yes, but not in terms...

Posted on May 1st, 2009 by

Earon

Yes, but not in terms of rational thought - more like "monkey see; monkey do."

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Are we observing who we...

Posted on Apr 29th, 2009 by

ange

Are we observing who we really are..? More than what we are perhaps told we are.. More than what we can see... Perhaps more than we could ever imagine...

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Yes, but we don't use...

Posted on Apr 25th, 2009 by

SerpentKing

Yes, but we don't use it.

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We only observe when it...

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009 by

Carolyn

We only observe when it matters to us; otherwise, we live in our own individual boxes.

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We are. Though sometimes we...

Posted on Apr 24th, 2009 by

Lisa

We are. Though sometimes we observe to much. You know Hamlet could act without thinking or think without acting. He could not do both. And Hamlet thought a lot... thus the "To be or not... More »

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Yes - but not consistently....

Posted on Apr 24th, 2009 by

Ted

Yes - but not consistently. We have our observant moments. Most often we see what we expect to see (and busily stuff square pegs into round holes). We are truely capable of being observant, of... More »

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Yes. However our brains thinking...

Posted on Apr 24th, 2009 by

clearspacedancer

Yes. However our brains thinking can block our true perceiving of what we are really experiencing on all levels. No. the Mass Media is not being totally utilized Yet, however there are more and more... More »

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It's through observation we learn...

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009 by

Futurepride

It's through observation we learn numerous skills and standards. Fear is partially composed of what we believe others around us will react badly to. Observation is simply a form of interaction and taking information or... More »

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I supposed we are. There...

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2009 by

Goddess2day

I supposed we are. There are a few people I have run into on this very planet (Yeah, as if there are other planets I regularly traverse ;-) who have used their observational skills to... More »

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