“Why does that question so need an answer.” – gruff For the obvious reason of our current predicament globally.
On Aug 16, 12:35 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > RP Singh, > > I was not differentiating myself from the madmen of whom I spoke. I > have seen the potential madness in my own heart and soul and it > inhabits every one of us. The only difference is in self-control. > > Birds are not a good example. Actually nothing works as a good > example of a species acting according to its nature because any > species can be led or taught to bend against its nature, genetic or > environmental. I feed birds. The numerous species which attend my > morning feasts have all bent their nature in the face of easy food. > In that sense, every living thing is corrupt. > > Nor do I see our species as bound by nature. We've overcome just > about every physical boundary this planet has presented to us and we > have not yet come close to the boundaries of our powers and > abilities. We have set our feet on other worlds and plumbed the > depths of earth. We have created life and found ways to change the > very nature of offspring. I don't see the human species as being very > much bound by anything. > > The universe as we know it emerged from the big bang. But whether > that was out of nothing we do not know. The extent of our knowledge > is that a big bang occurred and the universe as we know it to be is > expanding outward from that event horizon. We simply don't know what > was before the BB. It might have been another universe or another > dimension or even something we cannot find words or thoughts to > describe. > > Further down in reply to Douglas, you note that you believe in one > God. Can you tell me what makes that one god more viable than the > dozens of gods held in esteem by the Greeks, who have the reputation > and honer of being the fathers of the modern republic and democratic > states. Wouldn't you say that they might have had a better grasp of > gods than we today? > > This is addressed to all who are considering the question of free > will. It is an exercise in futility because any definition one can > produce can be countered by the suggestion that that definition was > pre-ordained and destined to be. > > Orn -- > > Why does that question so need an answer. Cannot human beings hold > dichotomy and paradox in the palms of our hands? Actually from the > perspective of every other species we know, we ourselves are a > tremendously complex paradox. > > Allan -- > > There is no error in being childlike except when it is indulged by an > adult at a time when it is incumbent upon that adult to think and act > like an adult. Childlike states are reserved for children and adults > during leisure time. Being childlike when one is called upon to > behave like a mature adult is immature and childish. > > Douglas -- > > Do you mean actually being in thrall to anger? Would perhaps a better > description be being in its grip. I have anger issues and I would be > hard put to describe myself as being in thrall when I am gripped by > anger. It is an emotion I detest. It does not make me feel good at > all.
