25thApril, 2010

This is an interesting stimulus for discussion

" the leaves move in response to wind and the mercurial shadows dance where light is absent or obstructed, giving clear definition but not substance,

demonstrating the apparent primacy of light and the union of both"

Thoreau

Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science. ~Henry David Thoreau.
This topic for debate lasted some hours - the issues of
Central truth
Truth
Superstition
science versus intuition
a feminist perspective
a holistic perspective
Enlightenment, humanism and even John Rawls.
It was interesting to see how one aphorism could stimulate so much discussion