Hello everyone. I don't think there is a thread quite like this but I hope its intresting.
Well a few of the topics I have posted in lately have spanned over the concept of humanity and morality and what not. This thread is not however a result of any previous debate, but rather my own contemplation of human nature and what not.
I find human nature intresting for so many reasons, but lately a certain realization has crossed my mind. Humans are constantly evolving themselves, and changing our own human natures over time.
I like to think I have good morals, but hell ,who am I kidding. We all do stupid things that we don't agree with all of the time, or sometimes we just think about doing it. I will post some common examples, also pointing out I am not subjecting everyone to each of these.
) So many of us pride their children, themselves, and society on peace and non violence. Yet so many people can get into a fight over their own egos on the street if insulted or picked on... myself included sometimes (even just by words of thinking about doing something.
) So many people pride themselves on trust within relationships and family. However sometimes that proves to be something we just cannot always control. Sometimes couples get paranoid or jealous with each other for absolutely no reason.
) So many of us do hypocritical things all the times (myself included). Sometimes we throw something out of a window and praise recycling. We complain about a certain fas or activity, and then end up doing it. We constantly are upgrading what "is" cool. We rage about oil or the enviorment and get a gas hording car or truck. Sometimes people even lie to themselves in order to introduce change.
This is just self thinking and wondering keep in mind. These are only examples.
I find wonder in the idea that humanity is capable of relaying beliefs or morals on a changing level, even though we break these rules ourselves, or desire to break them sometimes. This is what seperates us from other mammal totally. We are actually breaking the laws of our own genetic human nature over time.
I mean over the last thousands of years, turtles have not changed much, and ants still live in the same holes. However, humanity is able to actually desire improvement for the quality of living in our own growing ambitions. We have been born into with what seems to be violence... in order to eventually love, and each and every day we continue to fight and wage war not only with the people who have hate, but also with our own born nature.
When you compare the contradicting human nature to other organisms you cannot help but be impressed.
Anyway like I said this is just contemplation. There is no specific single question for this thread. However it is kind of open ground for what you think on the matter. How humanity is able to make mistakes and learn from them, or if you think humanity has just undone itself. Or even if you have a religious perspective in all of this. Its open to anyone who has an opinion about morality, humanity, evolution.
Well a few of the topics I have posted in lately have spanned over the concept of humanity and morality and what not. This thread is not however a result of any previous debate, but rather my own contemplation of human nature and what not.
I find human nature intresting for so many reasons, but lately a certain realization has crossed my mind. Humans are constantly evolving themselves, and changing our own human natures over time.
I like to think I have good morals, but hell ,who am I kidding. We all do stupid things that we don't agree with all of the time, or sometimes we just think about doing it. I will post some common examples, also pointing out I am not subjecting everyone to each of these.
) So many of us pride their children, themselves, and society on peace and non violence. Yet so many people can get into a fight over their own egos on the street if insulted or picked on... myself included sometimes (even just by words of thinking about doing something.
) So many people pride themselves on trust within relationships and family. However sometimes that proves to be something we just cannot always control. Sometimes couples get paranoid or jealous with each other for absolutely no reason.
) So many of us do hypocritical things all the times (myself included). Sometimes we throw something out of a window and praise recycling. We complain about a certain fas or activity, and then end up doing it. We constantly are upgrading what "is" cool. We rage about oil or the enviorment and get a gas hording car or truck. Sometimes people even lie to themselves in order to introduce change.
This is just self thinking and wondering keep in mind. These are only examples.
I find wonder in the idea that humanity is capable of relaying beliefs or morals on a changing level, even though we break these rules ourselves, or desire to break them sometimes. This is what seperates us from other mammal totally. We are actually breaking the laws of our own genetic human nature over time.
I mean over the last thousands of years, turtles have not changed much, and ants still live in the same holes. However, humanity is able to actually desire improvement for the quality of living in our own growing ambitions. We have been born into with what seems to be violence... in order to eventually love, and each and every day we continue to fight and wage war not only with the people who have hate, but also with our own born nature.
When you compare the contradicting human nature to other organisms you cannot help but be impressed.
Anyway like I said this is just contemplation. There is no specific single question for this thread. However it is kind of open ground for what you think on the matter. How humanity is able to make mistakes and learn from them, or if you think humanity has just undone itself. Or even if you have a religious perspective in all of this. Its open to anyone who has an opinion about morality, humanity, evolution.
