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Originally Posted by to_hobbes 3RD argument
Well, religions also try to ensure their survival at any cost, but that isn't necessarily a good thing.
Of course, that might be a false analogy as humans surviving is generally considered a good thing, whereas a way of thinking (like religion) dying off isn't considered good or bad by anyone unless they really loved that way of thinking. | Humans surviving a good thing? well that is up for debate methinks, indivdual humans surving this and that is a good thing.
But as the survival of the raze, I can't see the point in it as we are selfdestructive and we will ruin everything we touch sooner or later. | I agree. I think our current exploitation of virtually every resource on the planet is an indication of the future and I see no reason why humans continuance is a "good" thing.
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And on we walked. Suddenly we heard a voice crying, "This is the sea. This is the deep sea. This is the vast and mighty sea." And when we reached the voice it was a man whose back was turned to the sea, and at his ear he held a shell, listening to its murmur.
And my soul said, "Let us pass on. He is the realist, who turns his back on the whole he cannot grasp, and busies himself with a fragment."
—Gibran Khalil Gibran, “The Greater Sea.” |