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Show The Thunderhird Leary still presenting same message have been four technologies used for thought. He called these technologies computers. or she poses this question, Leary pointed out that the because typically authorities do word computer is derived from not want to be questioned the latin word putare meaning about what theyre doing. As to think, and the prefix com red, white, and blue Americans meaning with. A computer is its your obligation, your any device or any instrument responsibility, and your duty to that you use to think with and press authority and to demand Im going to list four and insist that authority get technologies for thinking and if into a dialogue with you. you understand these Questioning authority is what technologies and when to use our country is all about, said them; how to use them; and whose the how they can be used against appearance and demeanor belie you, you'll be a lot freer to his age. develop your mind, he said. Leary said that most According to Leary, the first institutions do not encourage level of thought muscular is individual thinking. SUSC is the most basic technology of among those institutions. With thought. It goes back, he said, all due respect to this college, I to the tribal era when there was think 1 can say safely that it no reading and writing and has not been set up to inflame when knowledge was stored in you, to absolutely enstorm you, the brain. and to stimulate you to think The wisdom of a tribal for yourself, he said. society is based on the oral However, Leary did say that tradition where the word is although institutions may not passed on by the nine vocal encourage individual thinking, cords and gestures of the wise the individual does benefit in men, said Leary, moving his various other aspects. By and own long extended arms back large, tax supported institutions and forth as he spoke. The are here to do exactly what first language we learned (w'as) theyre supposed to do and where we got mommy and thats to pass on the traditions daddy to pay attention to us, of the culture and get you was again using the vocal cords prepared to take your role in and gestures, he said. the wonderful society that has If you think about it, many made this great educational of the societies in the world institution possible, he said. today are still run by that most Leary added that in almost primitive basic tribal technique every institution that well face, of oral tradition, he said. no matter where were living, Leary used Irans Ayatolla they are all basically set up to Khomeini as an example of a make it almost impossible for present day tribal prophet. the individual to think for There isnt much in Mr. himself. Khomeinis messages that would Leary did say, however, that do to encourage you to think thinking for yourself isnt the for yourselves and question easiest thing in the world to do. authority, Leary said, because Besides having to stand up the w'ords coming dow'n from against all this weight of God are passed through the tradition and authority, voice of the tribal leader. thinking for yourself is a very In the oral tradition, the difficult thing to do these davs, smart person is the person w ho he said. The world is can remember the most, and becoming more confusing all the really brilliant young the lime, especially since society fundamentalist Islamic person is has developed so much new the one who has memorized the information. Koran w'ord for word, he Leary did say, however, that added. thinking for yourself isnt the Leary said the second easiest thing in the world to do. technology in human thought Besides having to stand up developed u'as when we learned how to take letters and put against all this weight of tiadition and authority, these letters together to make thinking for yourself is a very units of meaning. Its the units difficult thing to do these days, of meaning and the units of he sa id. The world is thoughts that you use and the becoming more confusing all wav theyre stored and the time, especially since society transmitted that is the key to has developed so much new how' well youre using your information. head and how well your The key to thinking for thinking, he said. Its the very yourself is the technology you use of these letters that has use, says Leary. The allowed for telcommunications technology determines the level beyond the regular voice, said of your thought. The Leary. technology for thinking defines Leary had the audience the level of a species, defines laughing hysterically when he the level of a society, a culture, gave a unique analogy of the he a country, or an individual, creation of Adam and Eve in added. contrast with questioning Leary said that in the last authority such as the all mighty 25,000 or 30,000 years there and them thinking for (continued from page 1) Page KBRE, THE DAILY SPECTRUM, AND THE SUSC THEATRE & DANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS themselves when they partook of the forbidden fruit which was a controlled substance from the Tree of Knowledge. It was Eve that caused all the trouble, Leary said, a funny little grin marking his face. That poor straight-arroAdam would still be in the Garden of Eden had it not been for Eve who walked over to the Tree of Knowledge and took the fruit thereof, and despite the warnings from the authority that you should not mess around with knowledge on your own she ate thereof and immediately the blind sunk from her eyes and she turned (continued on page Monday January 13, 1986 3 5) if r A NEl V MUSICAL JANUARY 24, 193G ALL A SPECIAL GALA & BENEFIT ONE NIGHT ONLY TICKETS $500 PROCEEDS GO TO HELP SEND CAST AND CREW TO COLORADO FOR REGIONAL FINALS CALL 586-787- 6 FOR RESERVATIONS. Timothy Leary o Q WALT DISNEY whi-ban- g S whiard of Whimsy! The most fabulously funny cartoon characters ever to come to life! The Untold Legend of Young ' King Arthur and Merlin, the Madcap Magician1 G tmiAl AUW(Ni Children Matinee Movie January In 18, 2:00 PM 4:00 PM the Student Snackbar Sponsored by STAB 3 |