Is destruction itself a form of creation?

Question

And of the things that come of destruction, who's to say they are not more appreciable from an objective point of view (as objective as our subjective experience can be) than the initial creation?

Answer 1

If destruction were a form of creation, then it would be impossible to see any examples of destruction that did not also create. This is, however, not the case. It is possible to destroy things and have nothing take their place.

This suggests that although destruction may often LEAD to creation, it is not creation itself. I will even grant you that in some cases a careful act of destruction can lead to more creation than most acts of creation could, but that still does not make the two the same.

Answer 2

When a seed is destroyed, a tree may be created. That tree may produce more similar seeds. What does not happen is that the tree does not become the same original seed again. As such the destruction of what was known as original seed is total and final. A moment gone is gone for ever. What may get created is different from original. Original and New are not available simultaneously for comparison, as such the comparisson of New is with the memory of the old. The entity which observed the old is also different from entity observing the New. The original set of observer/observed has vanished. The desire to make comparisson between Old and New creates the illusion of continuity. Continuous change, involving discontinuity or mutation at every step, also known as evolution, is the Law.

Answer 3

Superb question.... Star

Destruction itself is no destruction and creation itself is no creation..... both are only change of form of a given mass of matter and energy.... therefore it should be no wonder if destruction itself turns out to be creation.... in fact nothing can be created out of thin air without destroying something. Every destruction does create something, although more often than not, just rubble and dust perhaps...... whether the outcome is a worthy or useful creation or not is another issue altogether.

Answer 4

Hi,
Over and over again we see cycles of destruction and creation and these cycles have been observed through the Ages. The Maya for instance believed the gods guided the Sun and Moon across the sky. The repeating cycles of creation and destruction, they believed, were a reminder of the consequences if humans neglected their obligations to the gods. Is destruction a form of creation? At times destruction is necessary in order for something new to be formed, as in this Maya myth:
“In the beginning was only Tepeu and Gucumatz. These two sat together and thought, and whatever they thought came into being. They thought earth, and there it was. They thought mountains, and so there were. They thought trees, and sky, and animals etc, and each came into being. But none of these things could praise them, so they formed more advanced beings of clay. But these beings fell apart when they got wet, so they made beings out of wood, but they proved unsatisfactory and caused trouble on the earth. The gods sent a great flood to wipe out these beings, so that they could start over.”
There are agents of creation and agents of destruction. Universes go through cycles of creation, destruction and temporary maintenance as does life/events/happenings on earth. Destruction, creation, destruction: life, nature and everything in the Universe seems to follow this rule.
Polly

Answer 5

remember is indestructible ! the position there is destruction, there is creation. In Hindu delusion: that's believed that at each and every cycle of the universe, Shiva opens his eyes and dances, destroying each and every thing in his sight, such because the universe itself, until eventually creation starts again. Is destruction a kind of creation ? basically have a glance at a sheet of paper ! basically verify its origins .... even as one touches this sheet of paper, one touches the woodland, the bushes, the solar, the moon and each and every thing that would want to do with the origins of the paper. As such; Is the sheet of paper a kind of destruction or creation ???

Answer 6

Yes. We create things unintentionally all the time. If you walk in the woods and see some tree branches arrange in a teepee form you might say wow that's pretty creative. I wonder who made that. The truth is no one made it the branches just happened to fall in that form. We still see it as creative. Accident. If you destroy to create that is definitely creative. But if you destroy to destroy, someone may still see the end results whether intended or not as creative. Some kid microwaves a piece of pizza for fun for 1 hour just to see what it does. In the end the piece of pizza looks slightly like the Mona Lisa. The kid is a genius! Or God is amazing! People will see it as a form of art. Most ar is intentionally created but there are accidents for sure.

Answer 7

well, you are comparing two "creations". so, you are right, one cannot argue that the RE-creation is less "appreciable" (by who though?) than the first one. BUT, you cannot really compare creation and destruction. if not for anything else, at least because everyone can destroy easily, but not everyone can create easily. creation, giving form to freely-flowing untamed (?) energy..

Answer 8

That depends on the force by which it is come.....

A volcano, for example, will flow like a river, and anything it touches is destroyed utterly. Yet, when that river has cooled, it is the most potent of fertilizer on the planet.

It also builds the land that it destroyed.


Your sister,
Ginger

Answer 9

I agree with you.Tree's are cut down for making furniture among other things.Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross such that salvation could be brought Man kind.Sometimes people are fired from their work place only to be taken in for better better jobs.Houses are torn down for better structures to be put place.

Bravo everyone! Great contributions!

Answer 10

destruction causes chaos, and chaos leads to creation