Human Nature

Flint · 04-02-2006, 12:49 AM

Human nature is complex, sometimes irrational, sometimes exacerbating, but in it's own strange way completely predictable, because it is something we all share. To be human is to be adrift in a sea of neuro-chemical phantoms, as our sensory apparatus provide data to our brain, which does it's evolutionarily designed best to forge a seemingly concrete perception of what we consider to be reality.

Along the way we interact with these other nodes of conciousness, all the while believing we are individuals, when in fact we are simply pockets of the same material, resonating at the same frequency, dwelling within that same evolutionarily designed wavelength of perception which we assume to be the way things really are. So here we all are, in our corner of perception of the universe that has been granted to us as our human birthright.

Yet, being here quarantines us into an illusion of individuality, as our waking conciousness is driven by primitive survival mechanisms. So, as a percieved individual we set out to find a path through the wilderness of reality. Our individual nature becomes our strength, as we use our knowledge of ourself as a gateway into the interior of our psyche, in order to traverse the path of least resistance towards whatever goals we find to be suitable to the direction which we believe we need to be going in. As individuals, we set out to find an outer path that will yield inner results.

Along the way, we will find minds that we resonate with, and minds which we are dissonant with. Dissonance is always a tool of learning. Seeking understanding and resolution is an opportunity for growth which we all have privilege to make use of. The power of the individual mind, striving for clarity of perception, is the force which drives the development of the human race, as a whole. The individual has privy to the cumulative knowledge of humanity, yet it is only the individual which has the power to make the next incremental step, or the next exponential leap, in whatever direction we are all heading in.

SteveBsjb · 04-02-2006, 08:59 AM

Where is Fyre, btw?

monster · 04-02-2006, 10:51 PM

You don't think this ought to be in the Philosophy forum?

Flint · 04-03-2006, 05:31 PM

@monster: I didn't intend to write four paragraphs, I had a few Guinness that night. But, since some people seem to be snap-judging me on the basis of a few posts on Home Base, which I made within the first five minutes of creating an account here, I thought I would give y'all a taste of something different. Possibly get a substantive conversation going.

There will be plenty of time for me to post in Philosophy, but I've been too busy right now, buying a house and a baby on the way, working full time and going back to college after ten years. I only get a real chance to post when I am at work.

barefoot serpent · 04-03-2006, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Human nature is complex, sometimes irrational, sometimes exacerbating

but mostly exasperating, sorta like sorting the wheat from the chaff.

Cyclefrance · 04-03-2006, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

I didn't intend to write four paragraphs, I had a few Guinness that night....

You sure that wasn't several pints of Freud or a volume of Websters you were downing...?

Flint · 04-03-2006, 11:09 PM

Speak as you think.

The ones who are not your true audience will turn away - in disgust or confusion . . .

"the wheat from the chaff" never knew a truer separation.

04-02-2006, 12:49 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Human Nature Human nature is complex, sometimes irrational, sometimes exacerbating, but in it's own strange way completely predictable, because it is something we all share. To be human is to be adrift in a sea of neuro-chemical phantoms, as our sensory apparatus provide data to our brain, which does it's evolutionarily designed best to forge a seemingly concrete perception of what we consider to be reality. Along the way we interact with these other nodes of conciousness, all the while believing we are individuals, when in fact we are simply pockets of the same material, resonating at the same frequency, dwelling within that same evolutionarily designed wavelength of perception which we assume to be the way things really are. So here we all are, in our corner of perception of the universe that has been granted to us as our human birthright. Yet, being here quarantines us into an illusion of individuality, as our waking conciousness is driven by primitive survival mechanisms. So, as a percieved individual we set out to find a path through the wilderness of reality. Our individual nature becomes our strength, as we use our knowledge of ourself as a gateway into the interior of our psyche, in order to traverse the path of least resistance towards whatever goals we find to be suitable to the direction which we believe we need to be going in. As individuals, we set out to find an outer path that will yield inner results. Along the way, we will find minds that we resonate with, and minds which we are dissonant with. Dissonance is always a tool of learning. Seeking understanding and resolution is an opportunity for growth which we all have privilege to make use of. The power of the individual mind, striving for clarity of perception, is the force which drives the development of the human race, as a whole. The individual has privy to the cumulative knowledge of humanity, yet it is only the individual which has the power to make the next incremental step, or the next exponential leap, in whatever direction we are all heading in. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-02-2006, 08:59 AM	#2
SteveBsjb Operations Operative Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Moved from Manhattan to Edgewater, NJ. Posts: 713	Where is Fyre, btw? __________________ "It's only an internet community."

04-02-2006, 10:51 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	You don't think this ought to be in the Philosophy forum? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-03-2006, 05:31 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	@monster: I didn't intend to write four paragraphs, I had a few Guinness that night. But, since some people seem to be snap-judging me on the basis of a few posts on Home Base, which I made within the first five minutes of creating an account here, I thought I would give y'all a taste of something different. Possibly get a substantive conversation going. There will be plenty of time for me to post in Philosophy, but I've been too busy right now, buying a house and a baby on the way, working full time and going back to college after ten years. I only get a real chance to post when I am at work. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-03-2006, 11:09 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Speak as you think. The ones who are not your true audience will turn away - in disgust or confusion . . . "the wheat from the chaff" never knew a truer separation. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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