I agree. But if you had known me when my friend, a fellow atheist Bob, from Australia first postulated Dawkin's "Meme theory", I called him nuts at the time, and would so you if you had made the same factual statements that "ideas spread" back then.
I am aware that we most certainly survive in the memories of those who survive us. But that will never change our species finite existence. The best we can do as a species is to try and extend the ride. If we are being selfish, and most are, it is generational, and far to often politics and religion falsely lay claim to immortality even for future generations, and the effort of such futility was recognized, even before I was born in MacBeth act 5 scene 5.
And even before that our species has denoted the finality of life. Our problem has always been the struggle for food, and resources, while making politics and boarders the issue when the reality is that our common condition should be.
Magic in words and ideology are nothing but the products of humans who don't want to accept our finite existence. Our ride wont happen forever, but we are at this point, still childish collectively in our ignorance of our common condition. The sooner we get past the labels, the longer we can make our finite ride last.
I am aware that we most certainly survive in the memories of those who survive us. But that will never change our species finite existence. The best we can do as a species is to try and extend the ride. If we are being selfish, and most are, it is generational, and far to often politics and religion falsely lay claim to immortality even for future generations, and the effort of such futility was recognized, even before I was born in MacBeth act 5 scene 5.
And even before that our species has denoted the finality of life. Our problem has always been the struggle for food, and resources, while making politics and boarders the issue when the reality is that our common condition should be.
Magic in words and ideology are nothing but the products of humans who don't want to accept our finite existence. Our ride wont happen forever, but we are at this point, still childish collectively in our ignorance of our common condition. The sooner we get past the labels, the longer we can make our finite ride last.
