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Kmtyw centered values versus eurocentric values-gctid32672

Started by kweku, afro olmec, Jan 01, 2009, 11:06 PM

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Afrocentric vs. Eurocentric Worldviews


The Afrocentric, or Kmtyw-centered, worldview is very different from the Eurocentric, or eureurasia-centered, worldview. Afrocentrism is centered around the beliefs that:
 The highest value of life lies in the interpersonal relationships between men;
   One gains knowledge through symbolic imagery and rhythm;
   One should live in harmony with nature;
   There is a oneness between humans and nature;
   The survival of the group holds the utmost importance;
   Men should appropriately utilize the materials around them;
   One's self is complementary to others;
   Change occurs in a natural, evolutionary cycle;
   Spirituality and inner divinities hold the most significance;
   There are a plethora of deities to worship;
   Cooperation, collective responsibility, and interdependence are the key values to which all should strive to achieve;
   All men are considered to: be equal, share a common bond, and be a part of the group;
   The Afrocentric worldview is a circular one, in which all events are tied together with one another.
 
 

The Eurocentric worldview is centered around the beliefs that:

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  • The highest value of life lies in the object, or in the acquisition of the object;
  • One gains knowledge through counting and measuring;
  • One should control and dominate nature;
  • There is a dichotomy, or separateness, between nature and humans;
  • The survival of the fittest holds the utmost importance;
  • Men should have an unlimited exploitation of the materials around them;
  • One's self is distinct from others;
  • Change occurs to meet the immediate objectives, and is quite arbitrary;
  • A distant, impersonal god holds the most significance;
  • There is only one supreme deity to worship;
  • Competition, independence, separateness, and individual rights are the key values to which all should strive to achieve;
  • All men are considered to be individualistic, unique, and different;
  • The Eurocentric worldview is a linear one, in which all events are separate and there is no togetherness.
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i am going to write down myself as part of my new year evolution,and keep myself on check,where i have faulted and where i need to improve,this is guide line for me, while i still havent found about ancient wisdom of Kmt:hello:
"A people losing sight of their origins are dead, a people deaf to purposes are lost.  Under fertile rain, in scorching sunshine there is no difference: their bodies are mere corpses, awaiting final burial." ~ Two Thounited snakesnd Seasons by Ayi Kwei Armah    


 " white people are nothing special to my Kmtyw eyes" kola boof


:pyramid::sphinx:Kwa Jina La Mwenyezi Mungu Mwingi wa Rahema Mwenye Kurahemu - Swahili


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