the best the world or beyond has to offer would we as a whole deserve it?
2006-06-24 13:43:02 · 7 answers · asked by Red Yeti 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I'm not asking if there is an ultimate human.
I'm asking if there was ultimate pleasure would we, as we are now, deserve it? thats it.
2006-06-24 13:50:36 · update #1
Is this really a religious question?
I am vauge for a reason, I want interesting answers. If I was more specific in my wording I would probably only get a few boring answers. thanks in advance for your answers.
2006-06-24 14:12:37 · update #2
I think humanity as a whole would deserve it. It's very easy to point out flaws in individuals, communities or even countries. But what is driving those flaws? Basic human properties - food, safety, personal beliefs.
We're all so single-sighted most of the time. We see in tunnel-vision and fail to look deeper into why someone else is doing something we don't agree with. Sometimes it's because they are inherently evil, but I think most times it's because there is an inner conflict in them or something has occurred to make them feel that they are threatened in one of their basic needs.
As a whole though, I think humanity is basically deserving of reward. We have a long way to go until we are anything close to perfect, but we are progressing on the journey.
2006-06-24 14:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Granny Fran 5 · 14⤊ 4⤋
Well, first off you need to define your term "ultimate pleasure" first, as it stands it is a bit vague, and you should know that people *are* different enough that what would be ultimate pleasure for one might be ultimate agony for another and just a mild nuisance for a third....
But having said that, I'd say *some* of us deserve it based on reality, which is that humans end up dealing with ultimate suffering, and *not dying* from it mind you, so yeah, if the universe was balanced at all, yeah, I'd say some of us were worthy of ultimate pleasure--keeping in mind that word "ultimate" too, meaning the person seeking it would have to be pretty damn spiffy in the first place, or very *VERY* deserving because of prior sacrifices, in order to even be considered.
What I have to ask though is what is the deal with the vagueness of your question? Isn't this the Philosophy category? Don't you think some folks are *going* to look at transparently religious questions with a critical mind *turned ON*? *lol* ;)
2006-06-24 21:04:24 · answer #2 · answered by Bradley P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person believes that humanity was created from and for ultimate goodness and pleasure, the answer is yes.
If you take a clinical cynical look at the world today and the massive injustices, than no we don't deserve it.
2006-06-24 21:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by laughsall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would we even choose to enjoy it? The world isn't about what people deserve or fairness at times. Like how rich people do nothing, while some wallow in sweat shops working their butts off in a third world country. Looking at what I just wrote, you can see that some people prefer to complain than to enjoy "ultimate goodness and pleasure".
2006-06-24 20:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Psychosis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, for there is no such a thing as ultimate human and cannot be.
2006-06-24 20:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plato has an answer to this question in his "The Republic." :)
2006-06-24 23:03:40 · answer #6 · answered by jinky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes, but no.
2006-06-24 21:53:56 · answer #7 · answered by cricket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋