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...short answer is no. The people who were attracted to the Temple did, for the most part, have one common trait. They were altruistic. They wanted to be part of something larger than themselves. So in that sense they were seekers, but in the main they were hard-working, functioning individuals who had lives that were ordinary in most senses. They had a need to join an organization where they were doing something meaningful. Keep in mind that this was in the post-civil rights and post-Vietnam eras, and a lot of young people, in particular, and older ones...
...came along, no one outside of the tribe had ever become fluent in Pirahã. A few years ago, Everett made waves in the linguistics world when he challenged Noam Chomsky's idea that "recursion" - the act of combining two separate thoughts into a single sentence - was a universal trait found in all world languages. The Pirahãs don't do that, he says. They would never say, "The man who went fishing is walking back to the village." Instead, the would say, "The man went fishing. He walks to the village...
Sexiest physical trait: I am not my hair...
Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Isn’t this “Scoped” segment kind of masturbatory and pathetic, FM? Favorite childhood activity: Playing “wipe off the evidence” with Father O’Connolly Sexiest physical trait: My smile! No, but seriously, my penis. Best part about Harvard: Being among the economic elite Worst part about Harvard: The poor people who hang out near the Yard...
...fact that [Dumaine] exists is fascinating and very encouraging,” Schrag said, indicating that the deputy director’s awareness that the environment potentially “poses a huge risk” to the nation’s security was a rare trait...