It just seems a shame that economics, greed, and politics undermine universal human goodwill. While we pride ourselves in being the most intelligent creatures on this planet, looking at the world in its current state, it seems that we are only intelligent enough to destroy our environment while we constantly squabble to acquire our dwindling natural resources as opposed to applying our intellect to solving the problems of the world. After all, isn't that what a truly intelligent species would do?
2006-12-23 08:36:30 · 23 answers · asked by Ron H 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I disagree. Without knowing fully how even our own minds work, it may be that we instinctively have a certain knowledge that is somewhat paradoxical to life, but life cannot exist without at this time.
Humans no longer have any predators. At the same time, while we have spread greatly there is only so much space and resources to go around. And we haven't found a way to spread further (beyond our own planet). A world war or a little genocide has probably gone much further to ensuring the survival of humans (despite the fact it does it by destroying humans) than your idea would. It makes sense on the surface, save as many humans as possible and the species survives because there are more to procreate and ensure continuation.
But the earth can only support so many of us right now. The economics, greed and politics you attack are probably the "failure of the system" that ensures the system is healthy. If those were to disappear and there were no more small failures; it would go great for a while but eventually the whole system (human population) would collapse and maybe even to the point where it could no longer recover. All the resources would be gone. Thus ending in the annhilation of the species.
2006-12-23 08:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Technically we have come a long ways in the past 100 years or so. Morally and ethically, zip, and its getting worse. The quest for money and power on the part of industry, politicians, religious institutions, and the media may destroy us. As long as we can hang out at Walmart and buy the latest gadgets, mass produced by exploiting people in the Third World, and sold by exploited Walmart employees, why should we worry about it? With a huge increase in communications technology, it is ironic that relationships between human beings has never been at a lower point. The phrase "saving the world and losing your soul" seems to apply here.
2006-12-23 09:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
We think and have thought we are so incredibly intelligent that we could do anything we wanted to our planet. We thought we could repair the damage when it got out of hand, but it's funny, because we were never so intelligent to realise we were completely intoxicating our land. It was another way to show off; "Look what we can do, we can make cars, we can create the industrial revolution." Who cares? Bees make honey :) "What's that you say? We're killing our planet? Ah shame. Someone'll fix it." We didn't even notice that the world was falling apart because of our actions. So, no. We are not an as intelligent a species as we think we are. Merry Christmas.
2006-12-23 08:43:01 · answer #3 · answered by ♫ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Look, this kind of stuff has always, always been. Just that now we have such technology in communications we know about it very quickly. We do have intelligence, yes, but we are just human. The supreme monkey. Me man, me have now! I have been in this same mindset as you earlier in my life. It's going to be ok, cause people like you and me keep on doing the best we can, right? WE have to do not only for ourselves, but for the common good of this earth as we know it. PEACE to you
2006-12-23 08:42:07 · answer #4 · answered by samaustinashlee_billiewjr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we are the most intelligent as a species, not as an individual cause some of us are dumb, also we are the most intelligent in our own mind and way of thinking of human values, also we are the most intelligent at problem solving, BUT I think we are a lot less considerate of the consequences of our actions because we can always rely on plan B to solve the problems we create in plan A. It ain't easy.
2006-12-23 08:42:38 · answer #5 · answered by billy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We are a foolish, primitive species always fighting to be right. I believe a truly intelligent species would focus only on what they desire to see in the World which would create that World in the process.
2006-12-23 09:21:45 · answer #6 · answered by flyingrosetb 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
An intelligent phylosopher once said upon carefull examination of all he has learned and I quote: "Trough all I know and learned I can say that I know nothing". Knowledge is already within us. We just understand the things we didn't when we learn and study. After all learning is understanding. And more simply, man is more atracted to bad things than good things...!
2006-12-23 09:28:39 · answer #7 · answered by Chuck 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what you think intelligence means. Is it the ability to build bigger and better cities, or discover cures, or to be able to live in harmony with your environment. The Australian and American natives lived thousands of years, with little to show of their existence, they may not have lived that long, but they had respect for one another and their environment, and (I think) a better quality of life, to me they are the model of intelligence.
2006-12-23 08:50:05 · answer #8 · answered by samootch 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You seem neither to understand intelligence, nor human nature. There is fallacy here; the name slips my mind, for the moment.
2006-12-23 10:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The human race is where it is now because of greed and certain individuals who wanted the memory of their existence to be immortalized through time.
2006-12-23 10:42:42 · answer #10 · answered by Jane 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋