meaning what?....... hey i did not write this..what????????????????? merle
Joe, But that true nature doesn't involve the ability to choose such 'higher' actions such as empathy and compassion. Their uncovered true nature is to blindly follow an evolutionary instinct to survive and not much else. As part of the animal kingdom ourselves we largely do this too, but there is one important difference and that is we can transcend these impulses and demonstrate those higher actions. Hey, 4 years of law school here! You can't wiggle out of my argument by claiming you've never seen a zombie or werewolf movie. I'm sure you understand the premise: a zombie, once bitten, completely and utterly follows its instinct to eat human flesh. Do you agree with Bill! and Merle that this is something to admire and aspire to? Merle Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Joe <[email protected]>; To: <[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [Zen] how good is that? Sent: Sat, Jun 22, 2013 11:31:04 PM Hiya, Mike, I dunno, I just have the sense that animals live close to their true nature. They have no self to act as a "screen" to experience, and have no screen against their deepest and most ancient species instinct(s). We're the same way, when we slough off the heavy rubber overcoat. I've seen none of zombie or werewolf movies, I don't think. Led a sheltered life, maybe. Not too drawn to the macabre; there's the Natural, always knocking. --Joe > uerusuboyo@... wrote: > > Joe, Wow, all those zombie and werewolf movies got it wrong then. Don't try > to survive. Just get bit and enjoy your new nature eating brains and ripping > people apart. Maybe we should also feel somewhat envious of brain-damaged car > accident survivors.? After all, they have no ability to know they no longer > have a self to transcend.
