isnt it true that all the ills of the world a human created?
isnt it also true that the very very ilusory self that we all fabricate and believe in, is the very thing that is causing all the discord and conflict.
if so..thought itself stands condemed or at the very least implicated in all the evil ever dreamed up.
hence:
I THINK ; THEREFORE I STINK!
2006-12-03 04:00:17 · 8 answers · asked by catweazle 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
thank you heicktopi...
but my isnt she an ugly brute!
2006-12-03 04:41:28 · update #1
Yes, I like it. "I think, therefore I stink," is certainly better than Descartes' stupid statement, and it seems to acknowledge that, far from being blessed or god-like, we are nothing but thinking (flawed as our thinking may be) and stinking animals.
However, I don't agree with a couple of your premises. First, not all the world's ills are human created... but most are. And while it is true that our irrational beliefs (i.e. religion and prejudices) are the primary cause of world discord and conflict, I think it is a stretch to then blame our flawed thoughts. Irrational beliefs are usually the result of little or no thought at all, such as blind faith or failure to think critically about what we are taught.
The human brain has some weaknesses, such as the tendency to create order or find simple answers even when it/they are not logically sound. Some scientists have hypothesized that this is why humans appear to be almost innately religious. However, it is only by recognizing (and thus overcoming) our brains' weaknesses that we can hope to find the right answers. This requires more or better thought, which would be a good thing.
The world would not be a better place if there were no, or less, thought. It's interesting to consider that animals (other than humans) do not have religion, probably as a result of their limited brain capacity to imagine and create elaborate rationalizations. So if there were no humans on earth, would it be a better place? Certainly there would not be world wars, but there might very well still be genocide, cruelty, and starvation, both within species and between species. I think animals are completely capable of being prejudiced, which is a kind of evolved survival mechanism closely related to fear of the unknown.
Besides, human thought has also brought us wine, music, and hot tubs.
2006-12-03 04:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by HarryTikos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, first of all i don't see there to be any ills of the world. Its all just stuff happening. I have learned to just be content with things. Why is it good for the world to exist? Why is it good for the world not to be polluted? I don't have an answer for any question like these other then all the things that would be considered good or bad are simply things, and to say they are one or the other is beyond me. I also believe in determinism because each previous moment determines the next, there is no other factor to effect the present other than the past, so the present is determined by the past, so everything that is had to be the way it is. How could that be good or bad? i don't think it could be.
2006-12-03 04:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Nate K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or like Hannah Arendt discussed, the inhability to think may be what is causing evil.
"In her reporting of the Eichmann [a Nazi] trial for The New Yorker, which evolved into the book Eichmann in Jerusalem, she raised the question whether evil is radical or simply a function of banality—the tendency of ordinary people to obey orders and conform to mass opinion without critically thinking about the results of their action or inaction."
There you go big boy.
2006-12-03 04:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know naught of the mind and spirit. True, there are transgressions. But there are also great minds who have done many great things. The mind is your most powerful tool/weapon. Many people think rationally, some not. Some are irrational in some areas.
2006-12-03 04:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by HeyNowBrownCow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are very high right now are you not ?what a bunch of derrrrrrrrrrr.there are a lot of troubles caused by the earth and space that have nothing to do with us
2006-12-03 04:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by henryredwons 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Thats about right.
2006-12-03 04:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bet u walk around feeling all wise
2006-12-03 04:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by Spiderpig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not what you do, but how you do that really matters!
Anyone can think; can thinking__________?
2006-12-03 04:11:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋