Re: Plug-in Drug was, Are you there?
Deborah Lewis
<<I do think television is addictive-- our
physiology has no way of dealing with it, because it is so different
than anything in nature, and believe it or not, we have evolved over
millenia to be part of nature. >>
That's like saying our physiology has no way of dealing with
communication. We evolved as communicators, we've developed diverse
and specialized languages and writing and symbols.
Television is another form of our evolving communication. Surely you
have a telephone? A radio? A CD player? Surely you've read a
newspaper? A book? A road sign?
Do you think of reading as unnatural? Our ancient ancestors weren't
readers. Do you think human physiology is unequipped to deal with
reading?
Does your physiology deal with cooked vegetables, because we didn't
evolve on cooked foods or baked goods. (hard to believe, isn't it? No
brownies?) We didn't evolve with blenders and ovens and computers and
airplanes and washing machines and hot water on demand and toothbrushes
and toilet paper and soap. We DID evolve with thinking brains and the
ability to imagine and invent what we needed and wanted.
TV can't hurt you, only your own ideas about it can.
Of course not every human invention has been a good idea, (high heels
come immediately to mind) but I have to tell you I think we can all stand
a little more communication. You must secretly think so too or you
wouldn't be using that unnatural e mail gizmo. <g>
Deb L, waiting for someone to invent a cat who changes his own litter
pan... OH, but my cat DOES watch TV. Evolution in progress. (or,
possibly, just a strange cat)
physiology has no way of dealing with it, because it is so different
than anything in nature, and believe it or not, we have evolved over
millenia to be part of nature. >>
That's like saying our physiology has no way of dealing with
communication. We evolved as communicators, we've developed diverse
and specialized languages and writing and symbols.
Television is another form of our evolving communication. Surely you
have a telephone? A radio? A CD player? Surely you've read a
newspaper? A book? A road sign?
Do you think of reading as unnatural? Our ancient ancestors weren't
readers. Do you think human physiology is unequipped to deal with
reading?
Does your physiology deal with cooked vegetables, because we didn't
evolve on cooked foods or baked goods. (hard to believe, isn't it? No
brownies?) We didn't evolve with blenders and ovens and computers and
airplanes and washing machines and hot water on demand and toothbrushes
and toilet paper and soap. We DID evolve with thinking brains and the
ability to imagine and invent what we needed and wanted.
TV can't hurt you, only your own ideas about it can.
Of course not every human invention has been a good idea, (high heels
come immediately to mind) but I have to tell you I think we can all stand
a little more communication. You must secretly think so too or you
wouldn't be using that unnatural e mail gizmo. <g>
Deb L, waiting for someone to invent a cat who changes his own litter
pan... OH, but my cat DOES watch TV. Evolution in progress. (or,
possibly, just a strange cat)
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In a message dated 3/24/03 7:39:49 PM, ddzimlew@... writes:
<< That's like saying our physiology has no way of dealing with
communication. We evolved as communicators, we've developed diverse
and specialized languages and writing and symbols.
Television is another form of our evolving communication. Surely you
have a telephone? A radio? A CD player? Surely you've read a
newspaper? A book? A road sign? >>
Television covers many traditional, fairly ancient, and non-interactive
things like theatre and public speaking, concerts to which the peasants are
invited (if they're quiet, or if they dance way off to the side), masques (in
which only the most important guests actually participated). Mass. Being in
a Catholic area, there is always mass on TV, and that's cool for bedridden
elderly Catholics. My neighbor across the street couldn't get out of her
house for the last several years of her life, but she loved watching
religious TV, and mass.
Mass was never really "audience participation" until very lately (and not
always, even now).
Theatre needs an audience, but so does TV. They just don't "participate."
But the cool thing about watching a movie at home as opposed to in the
theatre, or a video of a play as opposed to a live performance is you can
TALK. You can ask questions. You can pause to go to the bathroom or get
food.
No matter how much cool stuff I've done with my kids, we could never have
begun to put on Henry V as well as Kenneth Brannagh did! We couldn't have
come up with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Spartacus. Enemy Mine.
Sandra
<< That's like saying our physiology has no way of dealing with
communication. We evolved as communicators, we've developed diverse
and specialized languages and writing and symbols.
Television is another form of our evolving communication. Surely you
have a telephone? A radio? A CD player? Surely you've read a
newspaper? A book? A road sign? >>
Television covers many traditional, fairly ancient, and non-interactive
things like theatre and public speaking, concerts to which the peasants are
invited (if they're quiet, or if they dance way off to the side), masques (in
which only the most important guests actually participated). Mass. Being in
a Catholic area, there is always mass on TV, and that's cool for bedridden
elderly Catholics. My neighbor across the street couldn't get out of her
house for the last several years of her life, but she loved watching
religious TV, and mass.
Mass was never really "audience participation" until very lately (and not
always, even now).
Theatre needs an audience, but so does TV. They just don't "participate."
But the cool thing about watching a movie at home as opposed to in the
theatre, or a video of a play as opposed to a live performance is you can
TALK. You can ask questions. You can pause to go to the bathroom or get
food.
No matter how much cool stuff I've done with my kids, we could never have
begun to put on Henry V as well as Kenneth Brannagh did! We couldn't have
come up with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Spartacus. Enemy Mine.
Sandra
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In a message dated 3/24/03 7:39:49 PM, ddzimlew@... writes:
<< Do you think of reading as unnatural? Our ancient ancestors weren't
readers. Do you think human physiology is unequipped to deal with
reading? >>
I forgot to say...
I think watching TV or movies is more natural than reading is.
But I think people are pretty bright to have developed writing and movies,
and my kids are pretty bright to have figured out so much from and about both
of them.
Sandra
<< Do you think of reading as unnatural? Our ancient ancestors weren't
readers. Do you think human physiology is unequipped to deal with
reading? >>
I forgot to say...
I think watching TV or movies is more natural than reading is.
But I think people are pretty bright to have developed writing and movies,
and my kids are pretty bright to have figured out so much from and about both
of them.
Sandra
Mary
Great post Deb. What more can I say?
They do have cats that go on the toilet and litter boxes that clean themselves. Gee, what more could you want??
Mary B
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They do have cats that go on the toilet and litter boxes that clean themselves. Gee, what more could you want??
Mary B
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Deborah Lewis
***They do have cats that go on the toilet and litter boxes that clean
themselves. Gee, what more could you want??***
Cat's who clean the toilet??? <g>
Deb L
themselves. Gee, what more could you want??***
Cat's who clean the toilet??? <g>
Deb L
Have a Nice Day!
But the cool thing about watching a movie at home as opposed to in the
theatre, or a video of a play as opposed to a live performance is you can
TALK. You can ask questions. You can pause to go to the bathroom or get
food.<<<
yeah, and you don't have to sacrifice your arm to buy a drink either!
Kristen
theatre, or a video of a play as opposed to a live performance is you can
TALK. You can ask questions. You can pause to go to the bathroom or get
food.<<<
yeah, and you don't have to sacrifice your arm to buy a drink either!
Kristen
----- Original Message -----
From: SandraDodd@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Plug-in Drug was, Are you there?
In a message dated 3/24/03 7:39:49 PM, ddzimlew@... writes:
<< That's like saying our physiology has no way of dealing with
communication. We evolved as communicators, we've developed diverse
and specialized languages and writing and symbols.
Television is another form of our evolving communication. Surely you
have a telephone? A radio? A CD player? Surely you've read a
newspaper? A book? A road sign? >>
Television covers many traditional, fairly ancient, and non-interactive
things like theatre and public speaking, concerts to which the peasants are
invited (if they're quiet, or if they dance way off to the side), masques (in
which only the most important guests actually participated). Mass. Being in
a Catholic area, there is always mass on TV, and that's cool for bedridden
elderly Catholics. My neighbor across the street couldn't get out of her
house for the last several years of her life, but she loved watching
religious TV, and mass.
Mass was never really "audience participation" until very lately (and not
always, even now).
Theatre needs an audience, but so does TV. They just don't "participate."
But the cool thing about watching a movie at home as opposed to in the
theatre, or a video of a play as opposed to a live performance is you can
TALK. You can ask questions. You can pause to go to the bathroom or get
food.
No matter how much cool stuff I've done with my kids, we could never have
begun to put on Henry V as well as Kenneth Brannagh did! We couldn't have
come up with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Spartacus. Enemy Mine.
Sandra
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