Why is it so easy to DESTROY but so hard to CREATE?

Answer 1

A house of cards if you are talking physical

Trust between two people if you are talking relationships

Answer 2

Your idea is probably subjective. I am very creative and have no problems "creating things". For instance, I create stories, music, gourmet meals, etc.

On the other hand, I have issues with killing even a roach- I can't destroy even a nasty creature like that.

So to pose a converse situation to your own, I have a hard time destroying and an easier time creating. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

This was something us engineering students used to discuss with philosophy students (along with logic problems) - I'm glad to see its still a topic!

The answer I believe is fundamental - Thermodynamics.

Thermodynamics (second law) tells us there is a tendency to disorder - that is entropy never decreases in an isolated system.
I found a really good example - a quote from Steven Hawking - on Wikipedia:

Stephen Hawking described this (second law) using time as an entropy base. For example, when time moves in a forward direction and one, say, breaks a cup of coffee on the floor, no matter what happens, in our universe, one will never see the cup reform. Cups are breaking all the time, but never reforming. Since the Big Bang, the entropy of the universe has been on the rise, and so the Second Law states that this process will continue to increase.

Answer 4

it isn't so easy to destroy. try this: destroy your feelings of love for the person you are attached to. destroy your political opinions. Destroy your bad habits or your good habits. not easy, huh? Creating isn't so hard either, you've done it by posting this question. you created a forum for us to talk. You created a good feeling the last time you hung out and laughed with friends.

Answer 5

Destroying is creating. People will always come along and create something out of nothing, destroy and then start again - it's human nature.

Answer 6

Perhaps it is because humans are very good at destroying- we do it all the time. We don't just destroy models, etc, but we destroy trees, therefore - in a way- destroying the animals that live in the trees.

Answer 7

To tear down or destroy something takes little to no thought, to create takes time, planning and quite a bit of thought.

Answer 8

Because of the Physical Laws of Entropy and Thermodynamics.

Creating requires an active force as well as matter in order to build complex structures from simple ones.

Destruction only requires force to break complex structures to simple ones. No thought, design or tool is needed.

As we already know...destroying is easier, at a subatomic or planetary scale.

Answer 9

Firstly with a mind that has created its own self and believes that self to be a separate thing that thinks is creation. Anything you do from then on is creation, a mess in your room was created, mess in your head was created. It is purely conditioned therefore biased judgement that decides, what is a creation and what is a destruction.

Answer 10

The reason is simple.We from birth are very destructive in nature.We break our toys,anything tha we can get a hand on etc.We at that age are never taught as to how should one make something.
Theron it becomes our trait and we tend to destroy more than to create.
Man is always insecured of his powers to another man, and to show his power(mental or physical) he tends to destroy.

Answer 11

Nothing is ever created or destroyed it simply changes form. If you burn something to ashes it hasn't been destroyed because the ashes still remain. If you crush something to powder it hasn't been destroyed because the powder still remains. If you can actually create something out of absolutely 100% nothing, then I want you to teach me!