2006-10-13 07:01:29 · 11 answers · asked by Hema 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
We are the best predator on Earth.
Unfortunately yes, we are real
2006-10-13 07:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes we are human beings since human beings are the only ones capable of typing sentences. If this world is fake then that means there must be a real world somewhere to justify that this world is fake.
2006-10-13 14:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, but I have to agree with everyone else on this one. If we arent human beings, then what are we? Of course we are human beings aka, homosapiens, aka people. And if we arent real then what are we? dreams? some dolls in a giants dollhouse? We move of our own free will and make our own choices, therefore we must be real. (what definitions do YOU have for "real")? This isnt a philosophical question. This is what happens when you smoke too much weed.
2006-10-13 14:12:28 · answer #3 · answered by Autumn M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just had to add that we are NOT just a another species of animal. We are unique and special among other life on this planet. Even if your pet dog Billy Bob has feelings and emotions his reality is shaped by his experiences as a Dog. If he gets the food he desires if he gets the love he needs. This shapes his reality and its pretty much set it stone. However humans are special. We have a self awareness that sets us about from animals. We are able to learn about our environments and shape our realities by what we learn. For example Billy Bob (your dog) has almost no knowledge of the world beyond his current environment. Your house, your street, where you take him for a walk and how hes feed and treated. This develops his personality and it will pretty much stay that way his whole life. BUT that’s only because Billy Bob isn’t capable of understanding that. He's not able to understand that his world is only shaped by his reality or perception of reality. He’s not able to understand that everyone’s world exists inside his or her mind. And that’s where human beings are different. We are able to see that our experience with the world might be totally different then your friend down the streets experience with it. And since we have that ability we are able to shape our own reality based on what we learn by observing others as well as our own experience. We are also able to look beyond our own world and understand how our planet moves around the sun and how there are thousands and thousands of other worlds out there. You see Billy Bob the dog has no idea that the shiny ball he barks at nightly is the moon. He has no idea the moon moves around the earth or why it changes shape. He just knows that when its there he can see better at night. Even if animals are self a wear they still can't look beyond there own world far enough to understand ours. However a human being can, a human being can shape his or her reality beyond only what he has experienced in his lifetime.
If you look out the heavens at night what do you see.. You see thousands of stars at first glance but what if you look deeper. You see thousands of universes beyond count and millions on millions of planets beyond measure. Is there a God? IS there master creator of all life. I don't know but what I do know is order almost never comes out of chaos without help.
I like to think of human kind as the universes attempt to understand itself. Who's to say that our reality isn’t awear of itself and we are a result of its curiosity.
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2006-10-13 14:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by object505 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, humans are real.
2006-10-13 15:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by Nice man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eric : i'll explain,
philosophy expands minds. If you don't want your mind expanded, THEN GET OUT OF THE PHILOSOPHY SECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is some one holding a gun to your head making you answer guestions you really don't want to? I thought so, so either answer questions without complaint, or get out.
As for you Hema,
I belive we are just another species of animal, the word "human" is our title, just like you say the animal that goes meoaw, is a cat, and a dog is a dog.
We ARE human, but what is human?
A classification for another species of animals.
By the way is that your real name? I like it, it's exotic.
2006-10-13 14:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by danksprite420 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No we are animals and we are not real LOL
duhhhhh if we were not real you wouldn't be here on yahoo answers LOL
2006-10-13 14:03:18 · answer #7 · answered by bathams 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We are temporary - Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes. That is the Reality.
2006-10-13 14:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am just a figment of your imagination. Lay off the tree!!!
Is this a trick question?? :)
2006-10-13 14:03:29 · answer #9 · answered by Sweet! 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Christ, people... okay, someone explain to me what use Philosophy has in the real world?
2006-10-13 14:02:42 · answer #10 · answered by Eric C 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋