think about this one before you answer with some presupposed thought
2007-07-07 14:25:49 · 10 answers · asked by fixitbiscuit 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That is a wonderful question provoking deeper thoughts.Star!!
What we want can either be a need or a desire.
Needs are determined by the biological and physical requirements for survival and efficiency (in any case, efficiency too is a need for survival).
Desires (not the narrow definition relating to lust, which is actually a need and not a desire in its broad sense)..... these are driven by ego, the awareness of self as distinct from all else which shapes us in terms of our attitudes, likes, dislikes, emotions, ideas, imagination etc..... and these attributes interact with the external environment to give birth to the various and numerous desires in our mind.
In conclusion, thus, we want what we want in order to protect and satisfy our existence and ego.
2007-07-07 16:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by small 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Want is DESIRE. Desire is subject to the law of survival: escape pain, seek pleasure. The object of desire may be different from person to person, but the goal is the same: escape pain/seek pleasure.
The pleasure-pain mechanism has a long evolutionary history. What the lion wants or desires for its survival is entirely different from what the zebra wants. That is determined by the genes of each species.
In humans, our survival comes from the conceptual brain. We must think what, among millions of choices, is in our best interest at each moment of our waking hours. For some it is better to want a job in a high-rise building; for another it's more pleasant to be working on a farm. As long as we can live and improve our life with what we choose to do or have, the objects of our desire may be different, the purpose is the same.
2007-07-07 22:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by DrEvol 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I've been culturally trained to...
For example I might want a hot dog. But a person from some remote tribe in Papua New Guinea might think hot dogs are disgusting (if they even knew what they were) and prefer the taste of raw deer (which I would think is disgusting).
2007-07-07 21:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by arfblat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I want I realize is not always what I need. Once my basic needs are full-filled the rest of my time and desires are the ones I want filled.
2007-07-07 21:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not saying this doesn't apply to me, but it's just human nature.
We are greedy by nature. We want it because we don't have it. And when we have it, it's not enough for us, we'll want something else.
2007-07-07 22:23:48 · answer #5 · answered by beast 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, I want it.
I want it because I don't have it.
I don't have it because that's God's way of saying we're just his followers and nothing specific comes after.
2007-07-07 21:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want the things that I think make me feel me.
2007-07-07 21:31:48 · answer #7 · answered by Mien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz i worked hard for it
and if i didn't work for it i wouldn't get it
or
cuz i think it's a cool thing, and i just want it
and i get what i want cuz i want it and if i buy it i'll keep it for ever and ever and ever amen cuz
i worked hard for
bit ches
2007-07-07 21:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by Lovergurl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple - because I do.
2007-07-08 04:18:27 · answer #9 · answered by naniannie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because what i want i cannot have :(
2007-07-07 21:28:57 · answer #10 · answered by unknown_king 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋