We live in a culture in which most people wouldn't lift a finger to stop genocide in Darfur, help feed a starving person, or adopt an orphaned child, but will act like rabid dogs for the chance to catch a stupid baseball, biting and kicking and tearing clothes and flesh.
These are the moments when I am not so proud of America. It seems that human nature favors what should be an almost worthless material possession over helping to ease the suffering of mankind.
Forgive the criticism, I am aware it seems like a cheap shot, but mob mentality, selfishness and egocentrism are not the hallmarks of a civilized society. I suppose that since such lowbrow behavior is so prevalent, it would be wrong to assume I might find more evolved behavior on Yahoo Answers. Instead, 90% of the questions and answers out here are insults, snipes, spam postings, double and triple postings, partisan attacks, and otherwise meaningless rhetoric.
A sad state of affairs for the human race.
2007-08-08 05:48:24 · 3 answers · asked by askthepizzaguy 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-bonds-ball&prov=ap&type=lgns
Read the shameful article by following this link.
Fine, here's a question for you:
Will the average person ever outgrow their worship of idols and worthless materialism and embrace a higher state of awareness?
2007-08-08 05:49:58 · update #1
You're so condescending. What have _you_ done to resolve the crisis in Darfur? I'd bet 10:1 it's absolutely nothing.
2007-08-08 05:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Average person - no.
Humans have a limitless capacity for stupidity.
Example: most tv shows and zombian devotion to watching sports programs.
2007-08-08 12:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless they recognize the ego working in their lives....
2007-08-08 12:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anglcake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋