GRGR(7) melanocytes

Lars Frehse improfane at flashmail.com
Tue Aug 3 10:00:04 CDT 1999


Hello,
there are two passages on page 147 which indicate a theory, that
membership to an ethnic group is at least partially influenced by the
subconcious and not merely inherited:
"the melanocytes were once, in each of us, at an early stage of embyonic
growth, part of the central nervous system." (147.28)
and
"[...] cell memory, that will, retrocolonial, still respond to messages
from the metropolitan brain." (147.35).

At least it´s a pretty nice example for the recurrent theme of the
connection of the spiritual world( here the subconscious) and the
physical world (here it´s melanin).

Cheers,
    Lars






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