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RE: Win Some SBD - A Writing Contest... with a Hidden Agenda
If humanity as a whole considers itself to be the apex of creation, why do we consider ourselves flawed? We don’t believe any other creatures are born flawed. What if our flaws are acquired after we are born by a flawed belief system? How can we see through it to the non-flawed other side?
No one is born perfect that's why we make mistakes. Yes, we are on the top of the food chain because we can do what other animals can't: create new things and think about the world deeply. We can think beyond survival of the fittest that's why we are above all creatures. We are flawed basically because we're not robots. Animals make mistakes too like when they accidentally kill their brother in a wrestling match or made a wrong decision in hunting for a prey. We are perfectly imperfect because that is when we learn from our imperfections.
I held my newborn children and all of them were perfect. The damage is done by the culture we instill. That is changeable.
It is an illusion we are at the top of the food chain. The tiniest virus could add us to the list of extinct species in short order. Our numbers and actions make that more likely all the time.
Would that be a mistake? Or simply the consequences of our own culture-driven robotic behavior. Yes, we can learn from our mistakes, undesirable outcomes, negative feedback, and accidents. Do we? Can we? Will we?
Yes, I agree with you that the damage is done by our culture. Honestly, if culture is to blame for this we cannot escape the reality that our children and children's children will also be subject to the negative side of society. As for the virus, man creates the virus because if we take care of mother nature then our environment will be cleaner. Truly man is a form of destruction that's why I will not be surprised if one day, we will be the one extinct because of the culture we are living in. And yes, we can learn from our mistakes but of course, it is still our choice to learn. Everything is a choice.