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It’s a funny old world isn’t it?
Blimey!
yes is people have lost trust with someone in there life, then I dont think they can totally trust them or anyone else again.
I have to disagree. I have lost trust in many people through life, but that doesn’t stop me trusting others. It could even strengthen the trust I have in others.
I can and have trusted people that had previously lost my trust. We all make mistakes, and to a fair extent we should be allowed to rectify our mistakes where possible. Many people can and do rehabilitate themselves.
I believe in giving people a second chance, within reason of course.
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you have to trust people first before you mistrust them
Not necessarily so. Trust must be earned. I certainly do not give all and sundry my trust until they proven themselves untrustworthy.
who gave them the ideas in the first place?
Mother Nature, and a little help from the parents hopefully.
I think that scep, often deliberately, writes his spin to prompt and provoke others into debate.
You all queue up to bite. The more you all bite, the more outrageous he gets.
The lesser you bite, then he “toes the line” more.
It’s very likely he doesn’t mean ALL of what he writes. Devil’s Advocate.
for some reason I respect your Queen, not sure why
So you should, you pay her taxes.
Thank you very much.
http://stopthepirates.blogspot.com/2012/08/americans-pay-percentage-of-their-taxes.html
God Bless America!
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It’s nice to be understood :)
I would answer your fatalistic analysis of human nature but
but, that would be unnecessary.
Morgan, I suggest that you read Kropotkin’s Mutual Aid,
I have read it many years ago. I wasn’t impressed. I didn’t like the political blight and twists. It seems, what you are indicating at with Kropotkin and Mutual Aid, falls under the larger Evolutionary Biological generic term of Altruism.
I’d recommend you read The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. A century more modern than Kropotkin, and without the very dated political blights. Dawkins explains about mutual aid, or Altruism, and the opposite, sefishness. We have genes for both. Mutual aid / Altruism is as natural as going to the toilet. It is in our nature to work together for the benefits of all, to improve our chances of survival. Caveman figured that out. Lions have figured that out.
Don’t forget individualism. As important it is we unite, and I help you to survive so as you can help me to survive, we are all individuals, some quite fiercely individualistic too.
I think Darwin and many other writers have covered this important part of Evolutionary Biology better, and without a political twist. I don’t think Evolutionary biology is ready to incorporate political concepts of anarchism and communism etc. It certainly wasn’t 100 odd years ago in Kropotkins time. The harsh, cold atheistic Stalinist regime may well have emerged from that sort of mentality. Some argue Nazi-ism grew from Nietschze’s mentality. It would be a recipe for disaster in my opinion.
You seem to assume that Darwinists automatically advocate Social Darwinism, which is far from the case. They are two very different things not to be confused. Dawkins today says in so many words that Social Darwinism would be a nightmare and hell on earth.
your view isn’t as clearly obvious as you seem to think it is
It may not be for you, But it is for me. As you say, this is a complex matter and writing a few words will not cover it. I’m sure with conversation, or my writing a book, it would all be very obvious.
Enjoy your break.
I don’t give a toss who or what you are. You seemed a bit perplexed and overwhelmed by it all, and I thought I’d try to answer your question as you appealed for posts.
I think it’s important to just re-iterate in these love and peace type, why can’t we all love each other debates and questions, that we are animals, primates and mammals. We are very intelligent animals, the most intelligent of animals. Yet, as animals, we are still savage, brutal beasts by nature. Lions kill each other, gorillas kill each other, humans kill each other. Especially when our survival comes under fire. That’s the way the world is. That’s the way your God made it. None of us can change that primeval ordained order. You are not God.
Live your life accordingly.
