[MD] Daodejing

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Heather Perella <spiritualadirondack at yahoo.com>:

> 
>      [Platt]
> A "family" is a symbol pointing to a group of
> individuals
> related by DNA to one another, something a holiday
> photograph doesn't reveal. 
> 
> 
>      I take pictures of my family all the time.  Even
> the ones not related by DNA.  Also, I'm watching my
> family out the window on this rainy day feed upon
> seed.  Cardinals, black-capped chick-a-dees,
> nuthatchers, sparrow, blue jays, tufted titmouse, pine
> squirrel, and slate colored junco's.  As to how do you
> 'know' (key word) that the group of individuals have
> DNA?  Intellect is involved here.  How we define
> family is involved here.  Photos don't say anything. 
> We fill in the blank. 

Photos don't say anything at the social and intellectual levels.
That's my point. Thanks.



 


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