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I'm in tahoe right now. unfortunately i don't see any brown bears out. but today is my rest day anyway.
I think you are a very good poet Lobsang
Well it's therapy...
The Savage
My family was so happy
Everything was well
Until a simple Savage
made my life a living Hell
The savage never said much
He seemed not very smart
But with his shaman power
He stole my dear wifes heart
The savage could not read or write
He snuck out from a hole
He just kind of grunted
As he carved his totem pole
The savage lived a life of ease
Assisted by his clan
And then theres the free health care
Because we stole his land
The savage was so sneaky
I thought he was my friend
He gave me some smoked salmon
And did to his fire tend
Now the savage lives in my home
And I am all alone
To think a simple savage
That can't even dial a phone
Another thing the savage did
Was claim my little kid
That is the most contemptuous thing
That the savage did
So let this be a warning
To every one of you
A savage will steal your family
It's what they like to do
How is using advanced human intelligence cheating? If an alien race visited earth, would the only way to test which species was most superior be to have a fist fight between the alien and an earthling?
Im all for respecting the environment because it does sustain our life. But the level of earth worship that has been going on these days is getting to be ridiculous. Seems to be a dangerous trend of devaluing human life across the board.
The way I've seen the most devaluing of life has to do with politics, economics, and the way people treat each other on this planet.
With regards to environmentalists, well, I think the problem is that the two sides of this dialogue don't agree on the fundamentals. The so-called 'econuts' tend to believe that an animal's life is just as valuable as a human's life, a sentiment that I tend to agree with. Many non-environmentalists and religious people tend to take the view that a human's life is worth more than another animal's life, and so we should always do what preserves the human life (unless doing so threatens us in some long-term sort of way).
The harsh universal truth is that NOTHING has any value.
The harsh universal truth is that NOTHING has any value.
perhaps another way to say it is to say that nothing is more valuable than anything else. maybe meditating on this idea will help you understand your own life, Lobsang.
Oh I fully understand my own life. Just as a Jewish person did when a Nazi shot their child in the head an pushed them into a mass grave. The universe is cold and universal laws are fixed. There are no miricles. Sometimes people just get fuc*ed over. Or do it to themselves. But in either case there are times when there are no solutions and no correction of suffering. So there are no answersd. Nothing means anything. It is all just a fluke. The self does not exist anyway. It is a non entity.
I wish I could just get past this friggen clining to life and do what needs to be done. Because it does need to be done.
Put very nicely CerealRapist
Oh by the way, I'm glad you rethought fighting a bear, JB
The way I've seen the most devaluing of life has to do with politics, economics, and the way people treat each other on this planet.
With regards to environmentalists, well, I think the problem is that the two sides of this dialogue don't agree on the fundamentals. The so-called 'econuts' tend to believe that an animal's life is just as valuable as a human's life, a sentiment that I tend to agree with.
So where is the cutoff exactly on the equal value of life versus a human? How about an insect, bacteria, or virus? Are you committing a bacterial holocaust when you take an antibiotic to stop an infection? How about a plant?
The way I've seen the most devaluing of life has to do with politics, economics, and the way people treat each other on this planet.
With regards to environmentalists, well, I think the problem is that the two sides of this dialogue don't agree on the fundamentals. The so-called 'econuts' tend to believe that an animal's life is just as valuable as a human's life, a sentiment that I tend to agree with.
So where is the cutoff exactly on the equal value of life versus a human? How about an insect, bacteria, or virus? Are you committing a bacterial holocaust when you take an antibiotic to stop an infection? How about a plant?
right, I see your point, and unfortunately it's not so easy to answer. my general rule is that we shouldn't kill or harm other creatures unless our well-being is being put into jeopardy, or if we need to eat them for our own sustenance (in which case, death should still be administered respectfully). Thus, I find little sympathy for SacJB when he seeks to fight a bear.
