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People Inherently Suck
- Thread starter Orias
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kjw47
Well-Known Member
I do believe its because 99% are being mislead into being selfish, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God,haughty,blasphemers,greedy, having no natural affection. they are being lied to by their religious teachers and being told they are saved or born again or going to a higher plain of existence after death.
Green Kepi
Active Member
And how long did it take you to 'discover' this?
hola!
Member
well, aren't you just a ball of sunshine today..
Orias
Left Hand Path
The thing about this is that its hypocritical, selfish implies self desire and gratification.
In this case, you're in the same sinking boat I'm in.
It took me a longer time to finally be able to say it.
The sun will kill us one day
We're killer apes with a thin veneer of civilization. History and experimentation have shown that we can easily be induced to revert to savagery.
We're congenitally tribal and generally unable to extend moral consideration to those outside our own tribe.
We need threats and promises, coercive laws and religious edicts to keep us from running amok.
We are principled only as long as adhering to principle doesn't inconvenience us or make us feel threatened.
We are not hard-wired to think or plan long-term. Now that we've exited the caves this deficit threatens not only ourselves, but the entire ecosystem.
We're a flawed, self-destructive and dangerous species.
We're congenitally tribal and generally unable to extend moral consideration to those outside our own tribe.
We need threats and promises, coercive laws and religious edicts to keep us from running amok.
We are principled only as long as adhering to principle doesn't inconvenience us or make us feel threatened.
We are not hard-wired to think or plan long-term. Now that we've exited the caves this deficit threatens not only ourselves, but the entire ecosystem.
We're a flawed, self-destructive and dangerous species.
apophenia
Well-Known Member
We are inherently selfish so people only suck to everyone else.
Other people suck to? Yay, I am not alone
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Wirey
Fartist
Allow me to be the first to quote Billy Joel,
"Don't go changing, to try and please me...."
Reptillian
Hamburgler Extraordinaire
This is the problem we need to overcome in this century. Man: Beast or Angel? We've built our tower of Babel. Do we ascend to the heavens and become gods, or does it collapse and scatter us?
I'm with Aristotle in that misanthropy is founded in disappointment. The only reason I think people suck, is that I see the potential greatness that we're capable of...yet we fall short.
Am I a goody-two shoes or what? I always found that most people have something to like about them. No one is perfect, and I don't expect them to be. Of course, there is always a person now and then who gets on my bad side- but that's rare.
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
On the whole I find people to be wonderful: especially divers. There are a few bad apples out there, but by and large, I like people.
A good friend of mine here in Key Largo, Ken Neidermeyer, is the Lorax for the Coral. Ya, rly! He has a nursery set up to grow all sorts of coral, but mostly staghorn. He even lets me play in his nursery, how cool is that? Here's a pic of the "Coral Christmas Tree"
Here's a pic of some staghorn that's been planted on the reef:
So you know, Ken used to collect tropicals for aquariums, but he's changed all that. Now he works long and hard to preserve our reefs here in Key Largo. That just doesn't suck in my book!
A good friend of mine here in Key Largo, Ken Neidermeyer, is the Lorax for the Coral. Ya, rly! He has a nursery set up to grow all sorts of coral, but mostly staghorn. He even lets me play in his nursery, how cool is that? Here's a pic of the "Coral Christmas Tree"
Here's a pic of some staghorn that's been planted on the reef:
So you know, Ken used to collect tropicals for aquariums, but he's changed all that. Now he works long and hard to preserve our reefs here in Key Largo. That just doesn't suck in my book!