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Fuzzy Sentiments
We talked about the Robot Apocalypse today in Soslow's class. Hannah, Chris, and I had a field day. The man really is a god.
Say what you will, but the human being is inherently selfish. Our primary concern is posession. It's a base instinct built into out genetic make-up that's irreversible.
Some say that all men are imbued with a moral compass that help us differentiate between right and wrong. To me, this all seems like wishful thinking.
One may state things like, "Well, if humans were not born with an idea of right and wrong then why do all men think things like adultery, murder, and theft are evil?"
Simple.
All of the things that are considered deplorable are lesser or greater forms of theft. It all stems from our obsession with ownership. Posession is 9/10 of the law for a reason. We claim people, objects, places, ideas, lives.
Adultery? Theft of spouse. Murder? Why, the grandest theivery of all. The theft of life. The most greivous crime known to man. The mere thought stirs outrage amongst even the most corrupt vagrant. Having someone forcefully take away your most valued posession is an unforgivable transgression.
We all share similar moral orientations because no human being is exempt from that base primal selfishness that forces us to desperately cling to the little things in life. And if anyone challenges our right to posession, they are immediately dubbed corrupt and cast out for striving for something that someone else 'has dibs on'.
I'm not exempt from this criticism of the human race by any means. I adhere to the same principles. You steal my book? I'll kill you. You have sex with my husband? You'll be short one head. It goes on and on and on.
Don't you love knowing how childish your motivation and actions are but are unable to correct them?
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