Just some thoughts I've been kicking around in my head.
We humans think we are special on this earth. We think we are above nature. We think we are smarter than this planet that has shaped itself for billions of years. We forget that we are simply another animal. Yes, our brain has evolved us into the most unique species on this planet. But there are forces at work in this universe that our feeble minds cannot begin to comprehend, just as the mind of an ant cannot comprehend the theory of gravity. Knowledge is the human mind's attempt to understand these forces that shape our universe. Are we on the right track? Maybe. Maybe we've figured out some of the small stuff. But the true way the universe works is something that we cannot even begin to comprehend.
Why did mankind's ancestors gather together and form society? Because a society is an advantage that means survival for a greater number of people. An adaptation if you will. As I've stated before humans are an advanced and unique animal who are subject to the same principles and forces that other animals are. Many species live in communities to further chances of survival. Other animals have adapted to use their environment to their advantage. For example, beavers have learned to chop down trees and use them. Humans have combined these adaptations to form society.
But in this day and age, things have changed. We have grown too big too fast. We have realized that the effects of our society can impact the environment in unprecedented ways. We are overpopulated. If we continue as we have, nature will bite back. She has defense mechanisms in order to reduce species like us who have gotten out of control. She will wipe herself, and then nature will take its course. Hell, there might even be humans again in a couple of million years.
But back to my point. We formed society because it gave an advantage. This is not quite true today. For many different groups across the world, society bestows upon them a massive disadvantage, whether it be race, gender, creed, class, sexuality, etc. Society and humanity itself is out of wack with our natural balance. This is causing all the hatred, conflict, war, and other ills in this day and age. This massive corporate culture, the bastard child of capitalism, has rotted the world. Maybe this economic meltdown is a good thing. Wake us up to the fact that we can no longer live so out of touch with reality.
We humans think we are special on this earth. We think we are above nature. We think we are smarter than this planet that has shaped itself for billions of years. We forget that we are simply another animal. Yes, our brain has evolved us into the most unique species on this planet. But there are forces at work in this universe that our feeble minds cannot begin to comprehend, just as the mind of an ant cannot comprehend the theory of gravity. Knowledge is the human mind's attempt to understand these forces that shape our universe. Are we on the right track? Maybe. Maybe we've figured out some of the small stuff. But the true way the universe works is something that we cannot even begin to comprehend.
Why did mankind's ancestors gather together and form society? Because a society is an advantage that means survival for a greater number of people. An adaptation if you will. As I've stated before humans are an advanced and unique animal who are subject to the same principles and forces that other animals are. Many species live in communities to further chances of survival. Other animals have adapted to use their environment to their advantage. For example, beavers have learned to chop down trees and use them. Humans have combined these adaptations to form society.
But in this day and age, things have changed. We have grown too big too fast. We have realized that the effects of our society can impact the environment in unprecedented ways. We are overpopulated. If we continue as we have, nature will bite back. She has defense mechanisms in order to reduce species like us who have gotten out of control. She will wipe herself, and then nature will take its course. Hell, there might even be humans again in a couple of million years.
But back to my point. We formed society because it gave an advantage. This is not quite true today. For many different groups across the world, society bestows upon them a massive disadvantage, whether it be race, gender, creed, class, sexuality, etc. Society and humanity itself is out of wack with our natural balance. This is causing all the hatred, conflict, war, and other ills in this day and age. This massive corporate culture, the bastard child of capitalism, has rotted the world. Maybe this economic meltdown is a good thing. Wake us up to the fact that we can no longer live so out of touch with reality.
