I think we act in self-interest and hopefully the spurs are positive and good- thus the rewards.
On Feb 8, 6:54 pm, James <[email protected]> wrote: > I am sure there is a reasonable explanation for each of those questions, > or to an example of each, but my answer to that would be lacking. What > interests me now is that you and others ask such a question, the only > response that comes to mind is that nature will always challenge us and > we will be driven to overcome, because we are aware. It will eat at us > until we do, and we are still here. > > On 2/5/2013 7:37 AM, andrew vecsey wrote: > > > > > Dear participants of this discussion. I have to admit that much of the > > things you discuss in this discussion are over my head. What I think > > I got from the discussion so far is that as far as "knowledge" is > > concerned, or a lack of it, or a distortion of it shows more negative > > aspects than positive ones. The other thing I got from the discussion > > is that politics has turned out more bad than good - thanks to greed. > > What about religion? Why is our concept of god so negative? Why have > > we pictured our gods as cruel and jealous and perverse? What about > > nature? Why does it seem perverse in the fact that the more we want > > something, the more it evades us? Why does time seem to slow down when > > we would rather it went by quickly? Why does time speed up when we > > want to relish a moment and wish time to slow down?. Why do many > > children show signs of cruelty to animals? Why is our history filled > > with unbelievable violence, especially to our fellow humans? Why does > > power corrupt? and greed prevail? Why is it that so many harmfull > > habits are addictive? Why is man so perverse? > > > On Monday, January 28, 2013 12:11:39 PM UTC+1, andrew vecsey wrote: > > > Why do so many of us remember negative feelings easier than > > positive ones. Pain over pleasure. Bad news over good news. Why > > does "bad" overshadow "good", immorality over morality, despair > > over hope, pessimism over optimism. Why does hate appear to be > > more powerful than love? Why is greed louder than generosity. Why > > is destruction of war so much faster than the building power of > > peace. Why can one little lie destroy a lifetime of trust. Why are > > lies more influential than truth. It all seems so one sided. Why > > is that? > > > -- > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > an email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
