"Warring kings must die, the wandering earth is an insignificant speck, and the whole history of human race is only a blip in time. In light of this, how can we attach any meaning to what we do?" (pg. 186, Problems from Philosophy)
You could easily see that over the thousands of years knowledge and communication have been our main goal. At first things were taught, researched, books were made, and then technology sprung. We learn in the internet, and the TV. Right along side that you will se we have tried hard to communicate, we would send messengers, snail mail, e-mail, and now we can video chat on the internet. (idea by Nick Nac). This concept of our human goal as a whole makes sense, because it is something that we have really strived for. Another thing we have strived for a humans is being able to have a wealth of experiences, and sistering that is knowledge that comes along with it. Every individual experiences something of their own with there own reflection upon it. Sometimes this may prove to be a way for new worldly knowledge to be discovered.
Lately we have had the goal of creating a home. We have found resources, used them and created things. Industries and more that now create a new goal for us as humans. It is solving global warming. The new human effort and purpose we have for our world is to pick up the mess we made. We are now trying to go green. Even then what kind of purpose do we ultimately have after all of this technology? Survival, perhaps that is the ultimate goal of every species. Survive what comes next. Compared to happiness... survival is the most important.
Works Cited
Bones, Dem. "The everlasting human goal of attaining a meaningful existence@Everything2.com." Welcome to Everything@Everything2.com. 10 June 2008
Denniston , Derek . "peopleandplanet.net > mountains > overview > mountains: vital for human survival." peopleandplanet.net > population and environment issues. 9 May 2008. 10 June 2008
Heylighen, F. , and V. Turchin. "Ethics." Welcome to Principia Cybernetica Web. 24 Oct. 2000. 10 June 2008
1 comment:
K, I thought your post was knowledgeable. If survival is more important why is action about global warming being taken now rather than 10 years ago?
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