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100th MONKEY THOUGHTS CONTINUED

I have never figured out whether the 100th monkey story was really true
or if it is just an urban legend. But, if you look at everything from
hula hoops to ipods, there has to be some meat and potatos to the story.

Right now, what are our brains getting filled with when we see the
movies that we do and when we watch the things on TV that we do. I
wonder how many Americans, myself included, would stop having the weight
problems that they do, if they wouldn't see all the advertisements on
TV. I wonder if there is a country in the world that has supermarkets
as big as we do (if you know please comment). I know in Japan they do
not, and, though they use MSG a lot, they eat a lot of fresh food. My
mind is now walking down the aisles and Rainbow Food, for example. What
percentage of what is there is food that we don't need and fast foods,
at least a third.

I think that all the things we see in the world have an effect on us
and add up, even if the 100th monkey story is urban level. If not,
let's throw out all the psychology books. I think the more we study
things like Quantum physics the more we come to an understanding that
Urban Legend or not the 100th Monkey story has some truth. That phrase
about a butterfly flapping its wings in China having an affect on the
weather here may be another urban myth, but it rings with some truth.


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