Re: Mind's Eye Are You A Human Being ?

I disagree. Most animal groups train their young- some in very
sophisticated ways. On the other hand, some parents are neglectful to
the point of criminality/cruelty.

On Aug 10, 6:50 am, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cool, Lee.
> But animals can't tell themselves what they know or and consciously decide
> to investigate what they do not know, nor can they share with others what
> they know or invite co-operation of others at investigating what they do
> not know... in such precision, complexity and detail as human beings can.
>
> There's no problem, Allan.
> Just an attempt at questioning myself at what I might be taking for
> granted... that, I am a human being, without really, really knowing what
> that specially and specifically means.
>
>
>
> On Friday, August 10, 2012 4:28:18 PM UTC+5:30, Allan Heretic wrote:
>
> > Well Vam I had to give your question some thought.. in reality everyone
> > plus myself  are spiritual beings stuck in human bodies.. when we die we
> > return to our native spiritual being, so where is the problem?
> > Allan
>
> > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Vam <atewa...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote:
>
> >> How exactly do you specify that ? Being Human, that is...
>
> >> Put aside the biologist telling you of your classification or the
> >> scientist detailing the features... What exactly tells that you are a human
> >> being, apart from the rest of the animal kind ?
>
> >> I know it is easy to go frivolous, or quote the millions of texts in the
> >> library. But what does it mean to you, that you can vouch for, pointedly ?
>
> >> What sets me apart is my capacity to know, to engage single-minded in
> >> that process of discovery of what I seek to know, one after another, and to
> >> be able to tell myself what I do know, its how and why, and share it with
> >> others. The knowing leads me everywhere... into the universe, the earth,
> >> environment, other beings and things, language, arts, economics, values
> >> system, and myself.
>
> >> The next important capacity is to love other people, not just my own
> >> offspring, not just for people's utility value or until they are useful to
> >> me, but precisely because of the lifetime of knowing they represent, and
> >> for the values they embody on account of what they know. In fact, love
> >> isn't just directed towards individuals... it invariably includes the
> >> "good," life and growth, light, greenery, panorama, beauty, truth, honesty,
> >> freedom, expression... and much of what the universe itself is.
>
> >> What else or more, as it is with you ?
>
> >> --
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> > --
> >  (
> >   )
> > |_D Allan
>
> > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.- Hide quoted text -
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