And now for one small answer after that raft of questions.
I do think that individual humans are capable of self-improvement. Whether or not this quality carries over to the entire race I still haven't decided. You'd think there would be a cumulative effect, but it seems like there are offsetting penalties on account of mob consciousness. The cultures and traditions of our ancestors do live on through us, for better or for worse. Only individuals can turn ideas into actions, though, and only individuals are capable of moral judgment.
Maybe the arc of spiritual development described in the major religions -- from creation through cataclysm -- is really played out in the course of a single human lifetime. Maybe every one of us falls from grace, has to rebuild after the flood, and must face the bloodchilling awe of the final trumpets.
I do think that individual humans are capable of self-improvement. Whether or not this quality carries over to the entire race I still haven't decided. You'd think there would be a cumulative effect, but it seems like there are offsetting penalties on account of mob consciousness. The cultures and traditions of our ancestors do live on through us, for better or for worse. Only individuals can turn ideas into actions, though, and only individuals are capable of moral judgment.
Maybe the arc of spiritual development described in the major religions -- from creation through cataclysm -- is really played out in the course of a single human lifetime. Maybe every one of us falls from grace, has to rebuild after the flood, and must face the bloodchilling awe of the final trumpets.
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gadget:
I am not the one that is pregnant. We were discussing a mutual friend that he had treated poorly because she had been "knocked up".
oldskoolpat:
i suck.