Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wendy, don't take it like that! I was just making an observation on a bias based on cultural relativism. Besides, I'm quite familiar with this form of inter state and scientific activism. My late father was an agricultural engineer, and a research bio-chemist. He recounted a story once, of when we lived in France. He was once approached by the first president of Mali and members of his cabinet. He was asked to come to Mali and do a project similar to what the Israelis were doing. Unfortunately, he couldn't account for our safety once we were in country. That's just one story. Though the most horrific ones were the stories of fellow agronomists who would die mysteriously on location from the oddest accidents. S.d. On Feb 7, 2010, at 7:41 AM, Wendy Thurman wrote: > I'll sit on the sidelines on this one; it would seem that the prospect of > an > uneducated mind's susceptibility to extremist views is a questionable one. > > Did I miss something here? Maybe it's best I don't participate any longer > in this forum. I know the forum is dedicated to photography but the fact > that I am taking pictures in Afghanistan has apparently caused some > problems. > > Wendy > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:06 PM, slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at > charter.net>wrote: > >> The way it's stated below, leads one to think that illiteracy leads to >> extremism. >> A high rate of literacy is just as potent a vehicle for reaction. >> S.d. >> >> On Feb 7, 2010, at 6:32 AM, Wendy Thurman wrote: >> >>> ....effort is further challenged by the facts that we are dealing with a >> functionally >>> illiterate population heavily influenced by the Taliban. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information