THE WOMAN IN THE CAVE
Sir,-Your correspondent "Onlooker" of Hastings seems to start his thinking with too many unsound assumptions. If one is to decide on normal or abnormal behaviour: by referring to "the purpose for which man was created," then one would obtain as many answers as there are religious and philosophical theories in the world. No one knows the purpose for which man was created, if any. The censoring mind is purely the result of early environment and training. A number of children brought up without human intervention from birth in complete isolation would not develop any mental censorship or conscience. First, annoying practices such as obscene letters and the antics of some adolescents are completely our fault. The moralities that are instilled into earlier generations by the church are fading from society as the influence of the church lessens. We must replace these by positive rational moralities taught from reason, not faith. A weary catalogue of dont’s followed by complete indifference as we ponder the various attractions of races, pubs or football is hardly likely to keep any intelligent teenager at home on Satur-
day.
G. S.
BROWN
(hamton )
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 946, 27 September 1957, Page 11
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192THE WOMAN IN THE CAVE New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 946, 27 September 1957, Page 11
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