This half hour video was broadcast on TV Ontario in 2004, as the 10th of a 13-part series dealing with mythology and neuroscience. It is based on the book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief.
Theme: Two fundamental reactions to the terrible and uncertain conditions of life obtain. The first is dramatically represented by the figure of Cain in Genesis; the second by Abel. Cain is resentful and unwilling to change, even though he is suffering and even though he has been told by the divine that the unbearable part of his suffering is self-generated. Abel, by contrast, follows the dictates of his conscience, makes the proper sacrifices, and establishes an acceptable relationship with the conditions of existence. Cain's refusal to admit to his error ultimately makes him vengefully homicidal and destructive, as he rebels against his self-produced fate. Cain is the father of all tyrants.This half hour video was broadcast on TV Ontario in 2004, as the 10th of a 13-part series dealing with mythology and neuroscience. It is bas...all »This half hour video was broadcast on TV Ontario in 2004, as the 10th of a 13-part series dealing with mythology and neuroscience. It is based on the book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief.
Theme: Two fundamental reactions to the terrible and uncertain conditions of life obtain. The first is dramatically represented by the figure of Cain in Genesis; the second by Abel. Cain is resentful and unwilling to change, even though he is suffering and even though he has been told by the divine that the unbearable part of his suffering is self-generated. Abel, by contrast, follows the dictates of his conscience, makes the proper sacrifices, and establishes an acceptable relationship with the conditions of existence. Cain's refusal to admit to his error ultimately makes him vengefully homicidal and destructive, as he rebels against his self-produced fate. Cain is the father of all tyrants.«
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