(July 20, 2014 at 8:14 am)ignoramus Wrote:(July 20, 2014 at 7:58 am)Blackout Wrote: First, do you think we can consider greed as a natural trait? I have my doubts if it is natural/biological or a social acquired behavioural trait. Second, it's not impossible to dream of a better world
So it's better to kill everyone and end suffering? Better than changing the system? By the way, applying your line of thoughts we could just execute people in 3rd world countries, no need to kill those who live with dignity. And why can't I live and enjoy my staying here just because others have it much worse? That's something I'll never understand. 'Hey son don't waste food, kids in Africa don't have any...' 'But dad, if I I eat my food is it going to make kids in Africa eat more?...'... Yeah right
I can't see suffering stopping anytime soon.
And the whole of the rest of the world isn't doing a great deal to help...
The other argument is that it's ok to be selfish, look after ourselves and our AAA economy and our lifestyles.
I s'pose that IS the natural law of the jungle.
As long as we don't profess to have morality evolved too much from the apes.
Is there such a thing as human nature? are we born greedy? We should start a thread on this.
It's ok to be selfish, we are selfish.
many people try to help, we just note the bad ones a lot more, but there are lots of people who try do help minimally with the world's problems.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
