When we see how we spend time in useless arguments, fighting over "material possessions", smoking, drinking, glorifying drug use, in wars, betraying even your loved ones for money and power, vain, conceited and egomaniacs. Intolerant to others ethnic and religious groups, I wonder: are we humans so absurd, irrational, pathetic and ridculous, besides being evil? What do you think?
2007-06-10 03:35:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Absolutely. We are glorified animals. Even educated people can't decide when given examples of ethical choices. We evolved to survive and got fairly big brains, but perfection was not part of the deal.
2007-06-10 03:55:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This mindset of irrationality has proven effective in creative inventions throughout the 20th century and propelling acts of kindness beyond common sense (case in point: Einstein, Mother Teresa).
On the other spectrum, what we see are silly humans ranting about earning trillions of bucks and then saving Mother Earth from global warming. Hello?? Without an Earth to live on, there simply isn't activity for any of us to indulge any money in.
What we can do is to 'Pay It Forward'.Sensibility begets all other ethical virtues. For all the gore portrayed these days, we must realize that anger short-circuits our normal thinking and to take deep breaths before applying the Golden Rule to all situations.
2007-06-10 10:54:25 · answer #2 · answered by Keviny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can be.
But....some of the things you sited above are NOT done irrationally or because we are being ridiculous. "smoking, drinking, glorifying drug use, in wars, betraying even your loved ones for money and power" are sometimes done because - for THAT person at THAT particular time - they were VERY rational things to do.
And... do we NEED to always be "RATIONAL"? The most fun times I have had in my life I did it spontaneously - or you could always put it as "irrational" action.
"useless arguments" can sometimes produce a different perspective to the issue.
GO ON!! Be irrational once in a while!
Enjoy life!
2007-06-10 10:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, we are not evil. That much is clear and we are ignorant. Our ignorance stems from having two perspectives, the spiritual and the material. No intellectual progress is possible with two perspectives. Contradictions prevent consonance of thoughts and progress out of the morass of ignorance you have described well.
What to do? A single perspective would simplify everything but we haven't a clue. Already our leadership is certain of direction and exclusive in their authority. Who is going to change this idiocy when the people leading are certain of their faith in democracy or is it ability to raise money? Faith is what got us to the conditions you describe.
2007-06-10 11:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by Wizard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judgment of others also includes a judgment of the self.
2007-06-10 10:40:10 · answer #5 · answered by guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and this is what makes us so interesting.
2007-06-10 10:40:27 · answer #6 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we are. Isn't it great?
2007-06-10 11:31:51 · answer #7 · answered by Existentialist 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋