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Old 07-27-2011, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Minnysoda
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I thought humans had this great 'spirituality' about them. I thought we weren't just 'animals' like all the rest but 'more advanced'. having a dog eat dog moral code or survival of the fittest sounds pretty primitive and animalistic too me. I"m a human and it's not MY moral code. sometimes i look forward to the end of life when the whole 'game' is all over.

oooohhhh brother have you got it wrong! Spirtuality Like "we are one with the great spirt" Give that crap a break!!! The only thing that sererates us from the lower species is that we don't eat our young and our ability to change..Sooner or later we'll get it together....Look at this country. It went from hunter gatherer tribes who only stayed in one spot untill they had raped it beyond it's ability to support life,go to another spot and kill anyone in your way than wipe that area out to what we are today.......
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Old 07-27-2011, 08:49 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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The planet, and nature, is completely indifferent to species inhabiting the surface. Only we, and our dogs, care about our existence.
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Old 07-27-2011, 10:47 AM
 
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all me biased but I prefer mankind stays around because who knows where we will end up. plus it is important to ensure our species survives at all costs..I mean we are only human we have some flaws but we are also pretty awsome the way we have adavanced so fast.
Horizontal gene transfer from "outsiders".
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Old 07-27-2011, 10:53 AM
 
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that's because bunnies don't have the attitude that you do.
Bunnies allow their weaker children, the ones that don't seem to fit in 100%, to die by refusing to feed them and/or doing nothing while the stronger bunnies push them aside to feed.

As an outcast, did your mother starve you?

Once older, bunnies that don't fit in are shunned and if that doesn't work, they're fought with, bitten, etc. until they either leave or die. Actually, most animals that congregate in a pack (or burrow, etc.) have a similar means of disallowing differences.

I'm not saying this to be mean or to make fun of you. I'm saying it because you're making your own view of humanity worse by comparing said to forms of nature that don't actually exist. No, nature and animals aren't nice, nor pure. They're opportunistic and so are we. That doesn't mean that's all we are.

You're making your own negative view even worse by slanting things in ways that aren't even true. Take another look at the world and stop trying to feel bad.
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Old 07-27-2011, 10:58 AM
 
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Old 07-27-2011, 11:08 AM
 
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humans mostly suck. they're ignorant, mean, selfish, they're at their worst in the workplace where the stupidest get promoted because they 'know someone'. Any little difference between someone causes people to 'other' that group that has that difference. LIfe is so petty, full of menial boring stupid things that unless you're a kid life is only about ten percent fun and 90 percent bullcrap all made because of stupid people who want to make life more complex for greedy or selfish reasons.

I love animals (non human ones since humans are an animal) more than humans. I'm sure animals share some of these qualities but humans take them to an intolerable level. Would the earth be better off without people? maybe some better animal will evolve and grow to dominate the planet that doesn't suck so much. I don't wish any ill will on any particular person, I don't want anyone to suffer, I want others and myself to be happy but actually it's my compassion that makes me notice these things.. it seems like qualities like compassion and actually WANTING others to be happy, not being a harsh ahole or racist, homophobic and not being a bully are the REASONS why humanity sucks so much and religion and politics just make everything worse. MOST people are very hard to like. (by humanity i mean myself as well, i'm sure i share in some of these qualities and don't realize it but sometimes it's just too much.)

What do you think?
I think you need some meds or counseling for depression. I also think you need to get off these political forums as you can't handle them and take everything to heart. You are making the mistake of reading posts here and thinking this in how most people feel. Its a stupid internet forum that people use to rile each other up.
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Old 07-27-2011, 11:18 AM
 
Location: NJ
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Yep the earth would be better off.

It would be inherited by the all the animals that kill each for food, territory and mating. Lest we not forget all animals as well as insects, fungus and bacteria.

'Humans are the most brutal and cruelest of all creatures that inhabit this planet. Humans destroy for stupid objectives. Also, the human species has the most potential, but prefers to wallow in ignorance.
Well known philosophers have said pretty much the same. '


Humans are the kindest of all creatures that inhabit this planet.
They build and construct for unselfish reasons.
humans exercise their potential to supress and eliminate ignorance.

Well known new events have proved as much.....and well known philosophers have said pretty much the same.
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Old 07-27-2011, 11:23 AM
 
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I'm guessing the op is not a social person.
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Old 07-27-2011, 11:54 AM
 
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humans mostly suck. they're ignorant, mean, selfish, they're at their worst in the workplace where the stupidest get promoted because they 'know someone'. Any little difference between someone causes people to 'other' that group that has that difference. LIfe is so petty, full of menial boring stupid things that unless you're a kid life is only about ten percent fun and 90 percent bullcrap all made because of stupid people who want to make life more complex for greedy or selfish reasons.

I love animals (non human ones since humans are an animal) more than humans. I'm sure animals share some of these qualities but humans take them to an intolerable level. Would the earth be better off without people? maybe some better animal will evolve and grow to dominate the planet that doesn't suck so much. I don't wish any ill will on any particular person, I don't want anyone to suffer, I want others and myself to be happy but actually it's my compassion that makes me notice these things.. it seems like qualities like compassion and actually WANTING others to be happy, not being a harsh ahole or racist, homophobic and not being a bully are the REASONS why humanity sucks so much and religion and politics just make everything worse. MOST people are very hard to like. (by humanity i mean myself as well, i'm sure i share in some of these qualities and don't realize it but sometimes it's just too much.)

What do you think?
I guess if you got your wish we'd never know now would we?
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Horizontal gene transfer from "outsiders".
no the Op said 'Humans are the most brutal and cruelest of all creatures that inhabit this planet. "
our early primative off-shoots competed for the same resources as us Homo Sapians and my guess is we killed them off since it makes the most sense.
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