When one looks at the human condition one finds the human surrounded by problems. In order to cope with these problems the human looks at various solutions promised by ideologies, religions, politics, economics, science, and so forth. — skyblack
And substances. Don't forget substances. Which can lead to deterioration of the body as well, though both are connected. Life can be pretty annoying when thought about in the wrong ways. Of course some aspects to life are rather non-ambiguous. — Outlander
I am not sure that I agree with your picture of the human condition, but I think that we have already touched on this slightly. However, what I am interested in and curious about is your title which asks about deterioration. Are you coming from an assumption that the human mind was better at some point in the past? Is such a deterioration something which happens in life due to experiences? Or, is your title referring to some kind of deterioration which has occurred historically in culture? — Jack Cummins
it is clear the human has descended into a pattern of conformity, thus making the mind and the heart dull, insensitive, sluggish, blind, unresponsive, almost lifeless. A second hand machine at best, that constantly breaks down — skyblack
It seems the human is not capable of looking at anything with fresh eyes or to adequately respond to the challenges life throws at him/her. Every new moment is met with the weight of the past and through the acquired filters. Thus all responses are partial and fragmentary. — skyblack
The word thus was used as an acknowledgement of a fact....more precisely an acknowledgement of the resultant effects, of what was said prior to it's usage.You say "thus" as though you've laid forth an argument but there's no argument, what is the "pattern of conformity" and what is the problem with it? — Judaka
You're quite sensitive, comically so. — Judaka
Looking at your thread here and your other discussion, name a poster who responded to you, who you're pretty sure understood what you were trying to say. We got a guy talking about drug abuse, we got a guy who totally ignored your OP and only responded to the title of your thread. In your other thread, just by your own responses, you know neither poster had any clue what you were talking about.
I'll help you out, none of them has any clue what you're talking about because you speak in vague generalities and draw unexplained conclusions from them. I don't know you, I don't care, I'm not trolling. There is no justification in your writing for why conformity leads to "the heart and mind being sluggish", "lifeless" and so forth. I lost interest but fair warning, I would assume anyone who responds to your OP has failed to understand your argument, be wary of people filling in your generalities with specifics that don't match your intentions. Best luck. — Judaka
In his constant effort to fix his problems by looking into the solutions proposed by the various brokers (Secular or Religious), it is clear the human has descended into a pattern of conformity, thus making the mind and the heart dull, insensitive, sluggish, blind, unresponsive, almost lifeless. A second hand machine at best, that constantly breaks down. — skyblack
How can such a burdened human ever be free to meet a new unknown moment. How will such a weighed consciousness penetrate the tenuous workings of their own mind, and that of the universe. — skyblack
You know what's really funny? The predictable reactionary posts, when the focus shifts from the topic to the person. It's the first sign of a failure of intelligence and the taking over of emotional hissies, as can be seen in your laced posts. But then finger pointing doesn't interest me so carry on. — skyblack
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