does humanity deserve existence?

[Rachael]

unless you just got a name change to god (which would be quite cool imo)
no u

[Aeyra]

Humanity exists whether we like it or not. (Most of us are human, I hope) The problem is, most humans, Neanderthal or otherwise, aren't very smart. Go ahead and look how most of them carry themselves. As a collective (we are Borg?) humanity is stupid. We tend to herd like sheep and that's why most people sit around even when SHTF. Go look at all the people in politics, it's the same rehashed garbage over and over again, as in who's a Red Stater, who's Blue, who's dating who's boyfriend, etc. Likewise, look at the big religions. I think that religion nowadays is so commercialized that it's not much different than the screwy infomercials for Miracle Scissors or Sewing Bandit or the other garbage contraptions they sell from God knows where.

[RebeccaFog]

unless you just got a name change to god (which would be quite cool imo)
no u

okay, I'll live.  i didn't want to interfere with your plans for god if you had any.

does humanity deserve existence?

If ever I see humanity, I'll let you know on which side I come down on this issue.

[The Middle Way]

Awwwww

You guys are sometimes as cute as li'l puppies. On such a day as this, I see so many of you, struggling with this stuff, asking questions, ethics and morals and such-like; and ya know? I got to give y'all your propers. So, I am extending the lease, I am truly touched.

Yours in perpetuity,

GOD

[RebeccaFog]

Go to hell, God.

We ain't yer puppies.





signed,

Everybody BUT Rebis

[katia]

I don't think humans can truly progress further than what we have already accomplished without destroying ourselves in the process.  We will become extinct by our own hand, and when that happens, we will have deserved it.

tink

i've never done anything out of the ordinary either.  yet i see where you're going with this.  per your scenario & citing weapons of mass destruction as an example, you're correct.  we, as species, are killing ourselves & one day we'll kiss our posteriors good bye forever.  whose fault will that be? ours!

[The Middle Way]

Go to hell, God.

We ain't yer puppies.

signed,

Everybody BUT Rebis

Bad puppy. No biscuit. Where's the smite button.

Kidding. In a good mood today. Fortunately for you lot down there.

Big Ol Red Eye, you remind of someone I used to know so well. Adorable little bastid. Was my right hand man-thing, though some times s/he were quite the bitch. Such a rebel! Thought s/he could start some stuff up here, even. I so loved that one, was my favorite for some time. Lotta spunk, know-what-I-mean?

Things is things though, and changes had to be made, doncha know.

Be very careful, you, I've got my own Big Ol Red Eye on you, so watch out.

You've been nicely warned. .

'preciate it,

GOD

[katia]

forgive me father for i've sinned. 

god? there's no god.

[RebeccaFog]

Sin?  There's no sin.

[katia]

Sin?  There's no sin.

clap clap you got it.  the reason for this little guy

[The Middle Way]

Hey you. With the whole Halloweenie debbil getup. With the doubt and the nothingness and all that crap.

THAT'S THE SPIRIT.

GOD

Posted on: July 22, 2007, 08:37:06 PM

I don't think humans can truly progress further than what we have already accomplished without destroying ourselves in the process.  We will become extinct by our own hand, and when that happens, we will have deserved it.

tink

i've never done anything out of the ordinary either.  yet i see where you're going with this.  per your scenario & citing weapons of mass destruction ...

and our death penalties, and our religious wars, and our holier-than-thou judgment, which is of a piece with all of the above

NONE OF THE ABOVE

[Elizabeth]

Deserve? That implies we must have done something to earn this right. I do not think it works like that. Evolution has no need for the deserving, only those who can survive. No, we have done nothing to have some special dignity. One mutant virus, one meteor, one madman and humanity could go the way of the dinosaurs.

90% of all species have already gone extinct. Of that 10% remaining, 80% of those live in the ocean. The earth has always been a cycle of animals coming into existence, and eventually going extinct. The earth changes, it is not static. Our climate changes, oceans change and with that change, the animals and plants that occupy the planet change also. So far we have found human fossils dating back a few million years. The dinosaurs were around for 150.000,000 years. They were pretty successful, but in the end, they did not deserve existence.

The right to exist is the ability to survive and has a somewhat random quality to it. I don't believe anyone deserves existence.

Love always,
Elizabeth

[King Malachite]

I think everyone should have a fair shot at proving that they deserve their existance.  It's obvious that some people just don't deserve to exist but what can we do?