RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 20, 2015 at 3:36 pm
(This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 3:39 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 20, 2015 at 3:20 pm)IATIA Wrote:(June 20, 2015 at 3:10 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I just meant that humans are more intelligent ...
How many humans do you know that could survive in a rain forest with no tools or technology?
And does that mean humans of extremely low intelligence are less that a highly intelligent great ape?
We don't have the same strong instincts as animals, but we are still at the top of the food chain because our intelligence above theirs makes up for it.
I think a human would have to be mentally handicapped for them to be less intelligent/self aware/whatever you wanna call it than an ape.
Catholic_Lady Wrote:... and more self aware.
Are you sure that you are more aware than a dolphin or great ape?
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More self aware? Yes.
(June 20, 2015 at 3:23 pm)abaris Wrote:(June 20, 2015 at 2:59 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: We may have natural impulses, but we still have the choice to act on them or not.
A mindgame is just that - in your mind. It's not acting on any impulse and has no consequences. It's not acting, since it's only thoughts. That's where your understanding of religion makes you talk an entirely different language
I would argue that making the decision to start undressing people in your head and having sex with them, is an action.
Just because it is happening in your head, doesn't mean it is not an action. Don't you think that mental math, problem solving, and contemplating are all actions?
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