Logical used to be beneficial. We are now living in the times of the illogical. How does that illogical serve us well, benefit us, improve things for us?
A psychologist, Robert somebody, once said that you could tell the maturity of a society by how they defined feminine beauty; maiden, mother, or crone.So, an immature society will ... moreA psychologist, Robert somebody, once said that you could tell the maturity of a society by how they defined feminine beauty; maiden, mother, or crone.So, an immature society will admire youth as beauty...as do we now (typically).But, Native American cultures often regard the mother as the standard of beauty...thus by Robert's criteria, a more mature society!And just this morning on aMug, someone posted Helen Mirren as an example of a beautiful woman...at age 71, clearly in her crone years.Well this Q is kinda all over the place...so what do you think about female beauty, mature societies, or whatever? less
I have been reading and have some ideas, but apparently even historians are still arguing this one...Anyway, by 1900 we were fully out of the Dark Ages with the Renaissance & Refor... moreI have been reading and have some ideas, but apparently even historians are still arguing this one...Anyway, by 1900 we were fully out of the Dark Ages with the Renaissance & Reformation, the scientific method, the germ theory of disease, the Industrial Revolution, and the Age of Reason. Physics knew everything about space, time and matter with just "a few loose ends" to tie up (hello, Albert!)...and then suddenly, the most deadly century in the history of humankind. I read 17 million killed WWI, 28 million WWII, and still no end even now 2017.What happened, why did the assassination 1914 of the Archduke tsunami into WWI? less
I have had that happen a few times. In most cases it was a little first or second grader that rode the school bus with me while I was in high school. They recognized me , but I did... moreI have had that happen a few times. In most cases it was a little first or second grader that rode the school bus with me while I was in high school. They recognized me , but I didn't recognize because they were grown up. Have you ever had that happen?
I once read an article by a painter, who preferred his female subjects to have wrinkles on their faces; he was complaining that so many women use creams now. That it was more diffi... moreI once read an article by a painter, who preferred his female subjects to have wrinkles on their faces; he was complaining that so many women use creams now. That it was more difficult to reflect a person's character when the face is smooth...So here is Britain's beautiful Queen Elizabeth II; she is 90 years old. Her warm strength of character is admired worldwide. Would she be even more attractive if she had more wrinkles?
