i think they are all part of human nature . if you are a real decent human then you will feel all these . if you are able to not feel them that doesn't mean you aren't human . you are just good at handling your emotions and you find ways to distract yourself from these .
2007-03-18 12:15:18
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answer #1
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answered by asphyxia 5
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The capacity of Human Nature to fill every block on the check list of motives, and reasons for every type of behavior is phenomenal. We can justify anything. We murder children cause they've been possessed by demons. Or we bomb whole cities out of existence, cause they needed it. We develop attitudes that are astounding in the depth of insanity required to support them. During the great Lisbon earthquake, the survivors will killed cause the quake was an act of God, and they weren't supposed to have lived thru it. The frigging Whabbies won't listen to music, cause Allah needs for us to praise Him instead, not that the music also praises Allah , it's in the point of view. Morning prayers are never accompanied by music, yet every Cathedral in Europe plays extensive music in praise of the Lord. So what do you feel guilty about? Depends upon who raised you. If you are victimized by some cult of believers, your whole life can be controlled by guilt. Developing motivation factors is Human Nature, what those factors are is cultural. Imagine a guiltless society, your conscious hours being free of guilt for anything at all. What good would that do.If nothing else guilt supplies the necessary components of a good story.
Loneliness, a word that I think is found in all lexicons. Very much part of the human condition, and I think fundamental to Human Nature. But there's a condition, being Alone is not the same as Loneliness. But that's another story.
Consciousness requires a point of view. Being conscious is not an act of will, not something the mind can turn down. It's the floor under the words "I think,therefore I am", Of course this can be used loosely with some people. Consciousness is a species related thing, we think that the sea slug is not all there, not too very conscious. A chicken has twice the vitality of a sea slug, but the chicken can't comprehend that it is here. Who knows where the threshold of self conciousness really is, the porpoise seems to know whats what, but I have a neighboor who is not aware of anything that I can prove. Sometimes I get the feeling that consciousness is just too much for some people and they surrender their light to some pack of believers some where, just so they don't have to make any decisions based up enlightened consciouness. When enough believers surrender enough of their consciousness you've got yourself a situation that can lead to pogroms, witch burnings, crusades, jihads, and various other atrocities. Critical analysis of motives is one of the things that consciousness does very well. Is great defense against being snookered by deviant religous trypes. Won't work with congress though, hang on to your wallet. Consciousness is necessary to do anything of value, except reproduce, which just requires a place. I know of some female type humans who won't go out with any man who consciouness allows drooling. Damn.
2007-03-18 20:19:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Guilt and loneliness are a part of human nature for most We all have a need to be loved and accepted, it part of our survival mechanism. Guilt is also a part of who we are. If we did not feel this, how do we know that we do wrong? As far as consciousness, is your name freud? LOL
2007-03-18 19:17:58
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answered by Anonymous
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the human condition
"The human condition encompasses the totality of the experience of being human and living human lives. As mortal entities, there are a series of biologically determined events which are common to most human lives, and some which are inevitable for all. The ongoing way in which humans react to or cope with these events is the human condition. However, understanding the precise nature and scope of what is meant by the human condition is itself a philosophical problem"
2007-03-18 19:14:58
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answer #4
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answered by Enginerd 3
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Ready for a long answer?
We ARE consciousness. Consciousness, including the subconscious, conscious and superconscious minds, is what a human being IS. The very essence of each human being is their particular piece of consciousness. Everything else (such as our body and our desires) changes and decays. Reverse Descartes: I am, therefore I think. And feel.
Guilt is a judgment against oneself. It implicitly or explicitly says "I should (not) have...." . It is a belief. It is so often accompanied by the feeling of shame that the English language (and counsellors and psychotherapists) speaks of "feeling guilty" but accurately speaking guilt is a thought (a judgment), not a feeling. When we judge ourselves guilty, we usually feel small, vulnerable, want to hide away somehow, get swallowed up in the nearest hole, etc. That is shame.
Many people "feel guilt" sometimes, and some people feel it frequently. I have lived without it for 55 years and I don't intend to start acquiring any now. What I believe IS wisdom is to apply a dispassionate discerning conscience. When I discover I have said or done something heedless, unkind or hurtful, my conscience, when in place, will propose reparations (such as an apology) and will make a firm intention to not make a similar choice in future. But WITHOUT judgment against myself, without shoulding. Past is past, and the only constructive course is to learn from it.
Loneliness is the absence of a felt and satisfying heart connection with one or more other beings, plus the desire for such a connection. It can arise in solitude, or where there is some connection but the felt depth of that connection does not satisfy (as in "s/he doesn't understand me"). Loneliness, by contrast with guilt, is very definitely a feeling not a thought (though it is of course usually accompanied by thoughts such as "I wish..." notivated by the desire to end one's loneliness); and one that I have experienced much more often than I would like to, though only very rarely in the past 18 years (since marriage).
I don't know anyone who has NEVER felt loneliness. I believe the explanation for that is metaphysical: we are all profoundly connected, being really One, part of One God, but cosmic delusion (in Sanskrit, "maya") makes us perceive the appearance of separation. We can only temporarily heal this separatedness by human (or animal) relationships, however deep and however durable, because such relationships are intrinsically vulnerable to the fluxes of the human heart, to the meetings and partings of daily life, and to death. We can only permanently heal separatedness by union with God (in Sanskrit, "yoga"), a.k.a. "enlightenment", "liberation" (moksha), or "Self-Realization".
2007-03-19 04:21:15
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answered by MBK 7
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