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Originally Posted by Undertoad
... You are unique, but what does it matter? ... We are us; what it means to be human is just the biology.
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If that were true then there would be no difference between being nonhuman and being inhuman. Greater recognition of some commonalities could be beneficial as in
United we stand, divided we fall; however, our conflicts with each other are no longer over real (i.e. biological) needs as much as over perceived (e.g. ideological, theological) needs. That's led to political and religious pandering, even extremists trying to force other aspects of "
what we all share" like the desire for everyone else to be more like us. It's the uniqueness in each of us that enables a minority; or, even an individual of vision to secure the social good for future generations and that
matters a great deal. I get the gist of what you're saying and I agree:
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
... In some ways, our society would be improved if we understood what we all share, as opposed to always finding the unique in us. ...
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I've just not seen the concept so poorly augmented before.