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BiCUBIC
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27 Mar 2006 01:37:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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Abdul,
You said 'Is defying and challenging nature good for the society?'
Yes, i think it is inevitable that the human society will go through this path of 'defying and challenging' nature, primarily to appeal to their own needs and desires. You should keep in mind that people are no longer in the 'state of nature' where ,incidentally, there were no rules and every one was against everyone. I am talking about nature in the sense that humans were once uncivilized. But, if you take a religious standpoint, this is another story. Have you read Hobbes or Locke?
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27 Mar 2006 03:52:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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BiCUBIC
Greetings.
You didn't really answer the question whether defying and challenging nature is good for the society.
Yes, there were no rules and people were fighting each other at a time when man was at a 'primitive' stage. As man passed this 'primitive' stage, rules came into being.
At what stage is man today? Can you call man 'civilised' today? Isn't he as bad as or even worse than the 'primitive' man?
Religions and philosophies came to regulate man's conduct within the bounds of nature.
But man follows religion or philosophy only in as much as it suits him. He has even corrupted religions and philosophies for his own selfish ends. I am sure sure you know this.
Today, various forces are working against religions and philosophies both from within and without. This also means defying and challenging nature. In the name of Scientific and Technological advances, is man exploring nature or is he exploiting nature?
Sorry, I haven't read Hobbes or Locke |
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27 Mar 2006 04:28:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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Abdul,
I would definitely agree with you on your views on how various religions and philosophical notions are being corrupted by people who know how to exploit people's affinity for a higher being, say, god, in order to achieve their goals.In India people collect money in the names of gods and in the middle east people were sent to their own deaths in the name of god. In Sri Lanka the teachings of Buddha are used to brainwash innocent people to give in to hatred and racism.And there are much more examples than what i can bring up right now.
As for your previous question the answer is yes. It is good , I believe, that people should defy nature and challenge its limitations. Because without our constant struggle to shape nature for own good we wouldn't be reaping the benefits of our intelligence today.Of course, I am of the view that humans are infinitely capable of manipulating nature and that is a good thing for our development. I think the challenge you are referring to is the challenge humans pose against preconditioned states of nature where , either religiously or for whatever given reason, nature is seen as having its own boundaries. My view is that there are no boundaries for nature and if there is then it can only be constrained by our ability to control it, not in itself.
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27 Mar 2006 06:49:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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Do you think filling up marshy lands that allows smooth flow of flood water defying nature? Or cutting down forests that bring us the rains defying nature? Or cultivation of GM crops that rob all the fertility of lands defying nature? Or uncontrolled emission of gases that pollute environment defying nature? Or the covert release of nuclear waste in the oceans defying nature? Or the usage of WMDs - napalm, DU, biological weapons etc. defying nature? Or the over-exploitation of natural resources both in land and in oceans defying nature? These are but some examples that come to mind. |
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