Saying "culture is very important for all" shows that the phrase "culture is not optional" is still not being properly understood. Not only is culture important, it’s unavoidable. Every human being "cultures" or "cultivates", is participating in an ongoing development. This is why historians never cease to find subject matter, and indeed their work is itself a contribution to more culturing. The phrase is really meant to avoid the kind of anti-cultural stance common in the Christian community. We are already thrown into a culture, as Ivor acknowledges, so recognizing that we are busy culturing(v.) already, we need to ask ourselves what kind of culture(n.) we are contributing to.
I suppose dan’s example is helpful and it would be good to distinguish our site’s motto from that of our arch-nemesis webzine:
grant
Sep 21 2007
02:36 pm
Saying "culture is very important for all" shows that the phrase "culture is not optional" is still not being properly understood. Not only is culture important, it’s unavoidable. Every human being "cultures" or "cultivates", is participating in an ongoing development. This is why historians never cease to find subject matter, and indeed their work is itself a contribution to more culturing. The phrase is really meant to avoid the kind of anti-cultural stance common in the Christian community. We are already thrown into a culture, as Ivor acknowledges, so recognizing that we are busy culturing(v.) already, we need to ask ourselves what kind of culture(n.) we are contributing to.
I suppose dan’s example is helpful and it would be good to distinguish our site’s motto from that of our arch-nemesis webzine:
http://www.cultureisinapetridishandisusedtodevelopresistancetoinfections.com