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| Asim |
Posted
on 04-Feb-02 01:06 PM
I know this question is very provocative but it has to be asked!
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| Asim |
Posted
on 04-Feb-02 01:11 PM
Sorry for the multiple posting of this ... I kept getting error message ... something about UserName field being Null! Sorry ...
Let's get the discussion going!
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| Mala |
Posted
on 04-Feb-02 01:57 PM
This is very oxymoron question.
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| Diabolic |
Posted
on 04-Feb-02 02:12 PM
Ask not what if other Nepali can think, Ask if you can think!
You are as dumb as the question, sorry had to put it this way.
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| krishna |
Posted
on 04-Feb-02 02:56 PM
You answered your own question, Asim, when you THOUGHT (simple past tense of the infinitive form "to think") about it. 'Nuff said. I think better questions would be "How do Nepali people think?" and "Why do Nepali people think?"--Don't you think?
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| OUI |
Posted
on 04-Feb-02 05:11 PM
Let's be fair to Asim. I think he just recently read (I am assuming) book titled "Can Asians Think?" ... I don't remember who wrote the book but in it the author talks about how a long time ago Asian civilization were so advanced while the western civilizations were going through the daily kills. They were basically climbing trees and being barbaric.
His question, it's been so long, but I think he asked WHAT HAPPENED? Why did Asians stayed where they were 2000 years ago (in some cases went backward) ... is it all because they can't think anymore? Or something like that ....
So cut him a slack and stay within a philosophical discussion.
More Later!
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| Mala |
Posted
on 04-Feb-02 05:17 PM
If Yang cang coook
So cang you
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| SIWALIK |
Posted
on 07-Feb-02 11:08 AM
Of course, every person in the world can think. Just the thoghts are different. The question to ask then is: Why do Nepalese think the way they do? What are the cultural, social, or other constraints that hinders them from acting on what they think should be done regarding the social or others malaise they experience? Is it the institutional lack? Is it the behavioral trait? Is it lack of critical thinking? So on...
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| JackAss |
Posted
on 07-Feb-02 12:45 PM
Mofo's.......all but one person has answered the question, the rest, of course couldn't even process the question....there are no stupid questions...only stpid answers..
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| Asim |
Posted
on 07-Feb-02 03:40 PM
I have seen a lot of things on these pages. JackAss is partly right (I feel funny saying that). There are no stupid questions. And also there are no stupid answers. I agree with SIWALIK, the question "Can Nepalis Think" is wider than just a physical sense of thinking.
How can we change our thinking process to help each other. Be part os a solution rather than a part of a problem. Attacking politicians for political woes is not gonna solve anything. We all know there is something wrong... but what do we do to fix it?
Attacking parents because they won't approve of you marrying a girl of your choice is unproductive and destructive. But what can we do about it? How do we educate the parents to work with us... not against us and vice versa!
That's what I was getting at?
Can we, Nepalis (I don't like the use of NEPEALESE ... I prefer Nepalis) think enough to solve these issues?
That was my question!
Asim
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| moni |
Posted
on 07-Feb-02 04:04 PM
Well said!
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| Mahesh |
Posted
on 07-Feb-02 04:17 PM
You ask a question wi th broad spectrum like that
you get a variety of answer.
want specific answer ask specific question.
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| ke cha |
Posted
on 07-Feb-02 07:35 PM
Actually I quite like the fact that you raised this question.
My answer- only a little bit.
Most Nepalis grow up learning to follow- not think, memorize-not think, follow a rigid culture- not think, follow a schedule- no think and on and on it goes.
We are so desensitized to think that most people lose the power to be rational...............as a result we become judgemental. ( I cannot stress the fact that Nepalis are some of the most judgemental people on the face of this earth).
Some of the Nepalis who have ventures abroad begin to find the beauty in thinking and acting for oneself, though a lot are still crowded by the same veil of mental dysfunction. And rarely, someone witihn Nepal will also break this barrier.
I really do think that the question raised is really that Nepalis are suffering from a mental blockage. Its not that they don't have the capacity, but lack the courage and fear the consequences.
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