The doing does speak of our intellect, Slip. But it's the stopping, the non - doing, that would prove our developed intellect, the one which would trash this ' superiority ' we carry about ourselves !
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > That is just an emotional sentiment gabb, an endearing recognition of > natural beauty and strength. I don't see where you lose your sense of > superiority. Within the confines of our planet we have dominated all > other species mostly through intellect and group interaction. We've > taken down the mammoths and caged the beasts, we keep lesser species > on leashes as pets while we utilize plants and rocks to form our > gardens and playgrounds. We can, to some degree we have, lay waste to > water and air, as the bad stewards we are, and while these elements > sustain us we still can change them even if is means our demise. > > On Aug 26, 4:03 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > All very well, gruff, but on the top of the heap I see other animals, > > plants, stones, water, air. And there goes my feeling of > > superiority. :-( > > > > On 25 Aug., 22:11, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "... On Aug 24, 4:56 am, Pat <[email protected]> > > > wrote: ..." > > > > > > Well, I like your approach. Conservation of energy is very important > > > > and something many atheists don't consider in the way you do. It > > > > sounds to me like you allow for the possibility of a God, > > > > though...just that you aren't convinced or are of the > strongly-leaning- > > > > towards-atheism-due-to-lack-of-evidence-otherwise, which is fair > > > > enough. However, what makes you think human beings are the supreme > > > > creatures of the universe? Why not dolphins? They don't have wars. > > > > I don't find your views far-fetched--certainly nowhere near as far- > > > > fetched as some people find mine. ;-) > > > > > Most atheists I've met seem to be nihilists. Not my cup of tea. > > > Neither is the possibility of a god. I've been atheist more than 50 > > > years and while I may not have been absolutely convinced of the > > > absence of a god or gods for my first decade or so, by the time I was > > > thirty I was absolute. > > > > > As for whether the human species are the supreme creatures in the > > > universe, we are without doubt the supreme creatures on this planet. > > > Other species may have some characteristics we may envy as being more > > > developed then some of our own, overall we have conquered our > > > environment and changed it drastically. No other species even > > > attempts to change it's environment. We are the only ones who have > > > the vision and creativity to do so. To my thinking this makes us > > > superior on this planet. > > > > > However, regarding whether we are the supreme creatures in all of > > > existence, I rely on a belief in irony. The irony that we keep > > > looking for a species more superior, more developed, more civilized > > > than ourselves, indicates to me that we are alone in that > > > superiority. I've no doubt we'll find other life forms but we'll > > > still be at the top of the heap. -- ASHOK TEWARI
