Saturday, November 22, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
An Answer to Society's Problems
Perhaps self is the antithesis of unity. Perhaps it depends on how one defines self. Perhaps this is the fundamental problem of any society. If a society is made up of persons for whom self is defined as being contained within one's skin, then that society will come to eventual ruin. But if a society defines self as the collective of human kind, then the needs of The Human will be ultimately satisfied.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Why we live
Right now, I'm thinking that there are two reasons why people go on living: hope, it might be uncomfortable to quit.
Friday, September 19, 2008
creatures, harm,
Whenever one creature harms another, this is less than ideal.
Two things that I can now think of as causes for harm between creatures: lack of understanding, and conflict of interest. These need consideration. I think them to not be sufficiently encompassing. What about intentional versus unintentional causation of harm?
Anyway, the definition of harm needs to be considered as well. Is to withhold vital information from someone who needs it to harm them? Perhaps. If you push them out of the way of oncoming traffic with such force that you injure them, is this harm. Perhaps not. So, how to define it?
Two things that I can now think of as causes for harm between creatures: lack of understanding, and conflict of interest. These need consideration. I think them to not be sufficiently encompassing. What about intentional versus unintentional causation of harm?
Anyway, the definition of harm needs to be considered as well. Is to withhold vital information from someone who needs it to harm them? Perhaps. If you push them out of the way of oncoming traffic with such force that you injure them, is this harm. Perhaps not. So, how to define it?
Thursday, September 18, 2008
ecosystem, purpose of reproduction
In a perfectly balanced ecosystem, does any organism die of old age?
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