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Re: Theos-World Re: Races ?

Jan 28, 2005 10:33 AM
by Bart Lidofsky


krishtar wrote:
Nothing, it is just a brainstorming session.. If you have heve
participated in one you should be aware that criticism is not allowed
in it.
I have both participated in, and run many brainstorming sessions. Saying that somebody is WRONG is not allowed. Asking someone to explain their idea is not, nor is pointing out difficulties that need to be overcome in order for an idea to work is not. You used the term "genetic" in your terms, in an attempt to remove incorrect connotations from the previous evolutionary stages of humanity. That carries, not just a connotation, but a statement that the previous stages were our genetic ancestors. Yet, while I have seen things that can be interpreted as this, I have not seen this stated flat out. Of course, since Gregor Mendel's work was not published until the 20th century, the term "genetic" wasn't even known by Blavatsky or the Mahatmas, although the concept certainly might have been.

But, if you look at the descriptions of the previous "root races", they violate observation of physical phenomena if they were our genetic ancestors. But, when one realizes that a genetic link is not necessary for reincarnation, one can fit them in very well with known observed physical phenomena, with much better explanations than, "Satan planted false evidence".

Bart




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