Why are humans immature up to this time of our era?

Question

Thanks to all your philosophical thoughts. Have a great day!

Answer 1

Considering that this is one of the most common criticisms directed to our 'young' by our 'not so young' I think it is extremely apt, and would say that yes, we most assuredly are, as a species.

We still think that sending our young out to kill other people's young, and be killed by them, makes some kind of 'sense', even after thousands of years of proving beyond a shadow of doubt that it doesn't, in fact that it is rampant insanity made manifest.

We still think that when some of us 'misbehave' that we should lock them up like caged animals, even kill them, in spite of the fact that this has never produced any kind of a 'positive' result in thousands of years.

We still kill each other in the name of 'religion', 'philosophy', race, or some such nonsense, almost always predicated on the idea that some of us are 'better' than some others.

We still treat over half of our people like second-class citizens, on the whole, because of the gender they were born with.

We still tolerate a situation were 99 % of the wealth of the entire planet, which is a purely artificial figure in the first place, is in the hands of less than 1 % of the population.

We still tolerate a situation where millions of people die each year from starvation on a planet where millions of tonnes of foodstuffs are destroyed every year due to over-production.

And so on, and so on ...

I think that we have made a great deal of progress in many areas, I really do, and I remain highly optimistic that we will make a leap forward in an evolutionary, societal sense within the next few years, but for now ?

It still seems to me that we are, indeed, for the most part, still Cosmic Juveniles. :-)))

{{{{{{{Cosmic Evolution}}}}}}}

Answer 2

Every great philosopher from the beginning of time, especially my favorite, Socrates, commented on the unruly youth of today and society was damned. Humans evolve through developing from immaturity into mature individuals, or so this is what is suppose to happen. We all still have the child in us, the immaturity that peeks up from time to time; it all depends upon how we let it effect our lives. Are our youth so different from Socrates or Plato's time?

Answer 3

humans immature time era

Answer 4

You ask a propositional question without stating the propositions that led to it. Immaturity is the lack of emotional integrity, or the lack of physical growth as in a teen. Where does this connect with "humanity"?

Answer 5

Because they have persisted in clinging to outdated familiar ideas like religions and world-views out of touch with reality. So they expect others to take responsibility and solve their problems, whether gods or politicians. That's childish. On the other hand. to be child-like requires remaining curious, and excited by discovering - but most lose touch with their inner child and play some learned role instead, filling other's expectations of "adulthood".

Answer 6

To be sincere I believe that being immature is not a bad thing. Many people and societies lost the North (direction) just because they "mature" and forgot what they are.

Just look at the kids around you.

Answer 7

Believe it or not, I think there are alot of feminists that don't realize they're being sexist. I think alot of them have good intentions, for example, ending domestic abuse against women. But what they don't understand is that abuse happens to men just as much as it does to women, but they don't feel as badly about it because society has taught them (as well as us) that violence against women is much worse than it is against men (in which case it is often seen as funny and just). For example, gauge your emotional reaction when you watch a woman being slapped in the face, then gauge it again when a man gets slapped in the face. I'll bet alot of money you will wince stronger at the woman being slapped. Even when a man gets kicked in the genitals, which hurts more than any woman can comprehend, it is deemed funny, yet when even the smallest pain is inflicted upon a woman, sorrow is felt and the event is categorized as "abuse", rather than "humor". Because this idea has been ingrained in their subconscience, they are unaware of it and thus they see their intentions as being humanist and benevolent (also men are stereotyped as lazy wifebeaters and women as innocent victims, also a feminist "accomplishment", but one that has brainwashed young modern feminists as well). But then they have a hard time understanding why most men (including myself) are offended by the exclusivity of their concerns and don't want any part in it, because they are women, and they will never be able to understand our point of view. We are tired of being left out.

Answer 8

Yeah you'd think we would've evolved in this way as well but it seems that diseases like alcoholism have turned us backwards instead of forward.
That is a huge Q and I don't think I can fully answer it but I am interested in researching it. I've never thought of it this way.

Answer 9

What is immature and what is its exception, its contingent condition for its realization. Socrates seems rather mature to me, not totally correct, but certainly 'mature' or well balanced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates

Answer 10

Not all are. There are some who have climbed up the evolutionary ladder. Others will follow. It just takes time and patience.