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Aug 18, 2020 at 14:59 comment added Wookie Good point Ray. Clinging strongly to identities divides us and creates the ‘us and them’ problem - probably the greatest source of conflict on the planet so far. It’s difficult to know though what impact our ancestors have had on us and what mannerisms we and genetic commands our bodies have inherited from them. Those who live in cities for example have a clear picture all around them of what has been done in the past. Someone built roads and pavements, buildings and wired the lot together. The nomadic Aborigines don’t have those remnants so perhaps they connect more spiritually with founders
Aug 17, 2020 at 12:13 comment added Ray Butterworth I don't know whether that is incredibly beautiful or incredibly ugly. I can't imagine what it would be like to have that attitude. My first thought was how awful it must be to think so little of oneself, to idolize the past and not search for the future. Personally I care about my current and future self, family, and descendants; I barely even think about my ancestors, dead people whose past actions, good or bad, can no longer affect me or anyone else."Without our identity we have nothing." is the basis of racism, tribalism, and various other evils.
Feb 5, 2020 at 22:07 comment added Wookie @Tom - I don't own any specific sources
Feb 5, 2020 at 22:06 history edited Wookie CC BY-SA 4.0
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Feb 5, 2020 at 17:15 comment added Tom Sol Do you have any sources to back this up?
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Feb 5, 2020 at 16:22 history answered Wookie CC BY-SA 4.0