Guest guest Posted December 13, 1998 Report Share Posted December 13, 1998 At 23:26 -0800 12/12/98, COM: Prsnigarbha (das) HKS (Goteborg - S) wrote: > >Average human brain weight is around 3 pounds. I don't know how that >translates to ounces. > >So if women are to be less intelligent, please come with some better >arguments than brain weight, thank you. Thank you for your research and presentation, Prsnigarbha prabhu. A similar conclusion was reached earlier this year on the VAST conference. Some ISKCON scholars noted there that Srila Prabhupada's famous statement about the relative weight of male and female brains was not based on sastra, but rather on information he had received from one of his professors when he attended university in Calcutta early this century. The information provided by his professor corresponded to where brain science was at the time, but as we all know, new diagnostic procedures have lead to new scientific discoveries at a rapid pace. Given the availability of diagnostic procedures such as CT scans and MRIs, this has certainly been the case in terms of the study of the brain. That should be OK, since Srila Prabhupada did not quote any absolute truth found in sastra in this matter. Ys, Madhusudani dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 1998 Report Share Posted December 13, 1998 As far as I can see the main fault in the discussion of intelligence is the assumption that intelligence is the highest platform. Intelligence is not the only way to understand something. Intelligence: requires information gathered 1) by direct observation, 2) from others or 3) through controlled experiment. - requires a process of comparing this information with other ideas, other principles or standard assumptions. - brings at the end a conclusion. - has the danger of mistake due to overseeing pertinent material, including irrelevant material or because of personal motivation - can lead to knowledge but can also lead to the dry (hard-hearted) desert of jnana, i.e. mental speculation. Feelings (Intuition): allow an immediate understanding due to one´s being open to more subtle vibrations, independent of the external "information" - bring also a conclusion - can lead to wisdom, but has the danger of mistake due to personal involvement (sentimentality) (interesting here that my WEBSTER´S stresses for knowledge "information" and for wisdom "good judgement, i.e. an intelligent person doesn´t necessarily know what is right and wrong! Whether or not WEBSTER would agree with this last sentence is perhaps material for a debate, but it does describe quite nicely our 30 year history. Intelligence and intuition have their strengths and weaknesses. BOth must become purified by spititual activity, BUT if we must recognize a hierarchy, then let us consider the following: Knowledge of Krsna is inferior to feelings for Krsna. Gopis always knew what was proper, the intelligent brahmanas missed their opportunity. "religion without philsophy is sentimantal. Philosophy without religion is mental speculation" ys pad ys pad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 1998 Report Share Posted December 13, 1998 > >So if women are to be less intelligent, please come with some better > >arguments than brain weight, thank you. > > Thank you for your research and presentation, Prsnigarbha prabhu. A > similar conclusion was reached earlier this year on the VAST conference. > Some ISKCON scholars noted there that Srila Prabhupada's famous statement > about the relative weight of male and female brains was not based on > sastra, but rather on information he had received from one of his > professors when he attended university in Calcutta early this century. > The information provided by his professor corresponded to where brain > science was at the time, but as we all know, new diagnostic procedures > have lead to new scientific discoveries at a rapid pace. Given the > availability of diagnostic procedures such as CT scans and MRIs, this has > certainly been the case in terms of the study of the brain. That should be > OK, since Srila Prabhupada did not quote any absolute truth found in > sastra in this matter. Well, I guess the reason why Albert Einstein is considered to be one of most brilliant brains in the modern history was due to his having so heavy brain substance. What then could we expect from one Mike Tyson (or whatever was the name of that boxing "gorilla")? ys mnd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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