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Politics : Should God be replaced?

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To: spiral3 who wrote (23651)5/22/2006 11:45:24 PM
From: LLCF  Read Replies (3) of 28931
 
<The people that I have met who I would consider to have "over specialized in self awareness" have struck me as extraordinarily healthy and full of life and as having a beneficial effect on the species. >

Interesting theory of evolution that I linked in here a while back by Lipton is essentially the exact opposite of the assertion... ie. the whole purpose of evolution IS increased awareness:

amazon.com

I highly recommend the book FWIW... and I agree 100% with your assertion. Awareness is practically the entire quest of Buddhist psychology... probably Western Psychology as well.

DAK
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