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Can We Live Without the Assault Weapons Ban?
So yesterday, Harry Reid hinted that he'll be introducing a gun-control measure that doesn't include a new ban on assault weapons. If we assume for a moment that other proposed measures eventually pass, but an assault-weapons ban doesn't, how bad an outcome would it be?
Let's start by stipulating that it is utterly insane that in this country, anybody can walk into a gun shop and walk out a few minutes later with a military-style rifle whose sole purpose is to enable its user to kill human beings as quickly and efficiently as possible. They're not for hunting, and they're not for defending your home, unless you're Tony Montana. The fact that a lot of people find shooting them fun shouldn't carry any weight as a policy argument. And as we know all too well, they turn mass shootings more deadly.
On the other hand, one of the arguments gun advocates make is that the kind of weapons that would be outlawed (for future sales, anyway) under an assault-weapons ban don't kill all that many people so there's no point in banning them, and they're half right about that. They kill relatively few people, because our rates of gun murder are so spectacularly high to begin with and most gun murders are carried out with the most ubiquitous weapons, handguns. Here's a chart of the 68,720 gun murders that happened in the five years ending in 2011 by type of gun, taken from FBI crime statistics:
Fully 88 percent of the gun murders for which the kind of gun is identifiable in the records were committed with handguns. Which isn't surprising at all, given that there are so many of them and that the typical gun murder isn't a mass shooting committed by a deranged killer, it's an argument that gets out of hand, a grudge that gets impulsively settled, or a robbery gone wrong. And we don't know how many of the 300 to 400 murders every year classified as "rifles" are with hunting rifles, or what would be considered assault weapons. So if you're going to argue that an assault-weapons ban won't solve our gun problem, you'd be right. That doesn't mean it isn't worth doing, just that it isn't the be-all and end-all.
Which is why many people have pointed out that despite the greater amount of attention given the assault weapons ban, it isn't the most significant proposal currently on offer; that would be universal background checks. And dropping the assault-weapons ban may end up being the price of getting other proposals through Congress. If the ban gets killed along the way, pro-gun members of Congress can tell their constituents they fought against the most visible restriction on guns being debated, and only signed on to more modest, common-sense (to use everyone's new favorite expression) reforms that everyone but the most extreme gun nuts can agree on. And that wouldn't be too terrible an outcome, provided the other measures pass.
Tue, 2013-02-05 14:02
The case against the AWB is even greater than you think. You make the classic mistake of assuming that all homicides committed with an "assault weapon" would not otherwise be committed. As our last experimentation with the AWB shows us, that is not the case. People just used a non-scary looking rifle.
Tue, 2013-02-05 17:50
Let's start by stipulating that it is utterly insane that in this country, anybody can walk into a gun shop and walk out a few minutes later with a military-style rifle whose sole purpose is to enable its user to kill human beings as quickly and efficiently as possible. They're not for hunting, and they're not for defending your home, unless you're Tony Montana.
Another ignorant comment buy a lazy gun grabber that didn't do any research . there are a number of AR platform rifles chambered in calibers sutiable for hunting everything from varmits to big game .
Tue, 2013-02-05 21:33
When I first saw the graph (somewhere else, I think) I was really skeptical about the category "Firearms, type unknown). I said something about lazy forensics (not being an expert). Turns out you can learn something in the comments section. If you are one of the people who has to process bodies, apparently this is badly decomposed, round(s) not found in body, brass not found nearby, or some combo.
Tue, 2013-02-05 21:47
Wed, 2013-02-06 02:35
Your total for gun murders from 2007 to 2011 is incorrect. You've counted homicides from all types of weapons, as listed in the top row of the FBI chart that you link to. To get the accurate number of gun murders, you need to look at the second row, labeled "Total fireams,'' which adds up to 46,313. Not that this is an insignificant number, but it is considerably smaller than your total. I haven't sorted out how this mistake affects the percentages you cite.
I don't want to be too critical, but you've also omitted the fact that the number of firearms homicides has declined each year, dropping from 10,129 in 2007 to 8,583 in 2011. Surely this is worth noting in a discussion of gun-related crime.
However, I do agree that an assault weapons ban would accomplish little, and that the most important parts of the Feinstein legislation are the requirements for more thorough background checks, closing the private-sale loophole and cracking down on "straw" buyers.
Incidentally, don't you find it a bit ironic that the proposed ban on semiautomatic rifles is being pushed by an administration that allowed thousands of the same kinds of weapons to be shipped illegally to Mexican drug cartels, where they have been deployed in a gang war that has killed as many as 60,000 people? I'm not suggesting a conspiracy, just a lack of competence on the government's part.
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- Jim Kelly said...
Jonathan's right - the strategy element is at play here - do you spend valuable game time trying to rush for the center for those extra 5 points OR do you concentrate on getting to the more difficult missions sooner?
- Sep 16, 2007, 6:27:00 AM
There were a lot of teams that scored perfect 400 points last year. Maybe this challenge was designed to insure that there would not be a 400 point tie between two competing teams this year.
- Sep 16, 2007, 8:16:00 AM
There is almost always a cooperative or competitive mission in every challenge. It is my experience that the kids prefer the competitive mission.
I thought they blew the scoring on this one. I was hoping for X points for one solar panel deployed, 2X points for two solar panels deployed, and the pointer decides who gets all the points. Now that would raise some very interresting strategy questions. "Do I race for the satellite or do I wait and see what the other team does?"
Maybe it's good I don't have a say in designing the challenge.
- Sep 17, 2007, 1:41:00 PM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
Yeah, my team really didn't like the cooperative mission either. And like Linda said, having the competitive mission would prevent a tie from occuring if two teams got 3 perfect scores at the WF again.
The problem with your scoring idea for the Satellite mission would be that you'd have to depend on the other team to get a perfect score (unless they let you activate the other team's side for them).
- Sep 18, 2007, 3:04:00 AM
I don't see the probem. About one in 10 teams last year tripped both sides of the space elevator. Why not both sides of the satellite?
It's not like we want it to be easy to get a perfect score. I think a good challeng should make a perfect score ALMOST impossible.
- Sep 18, 2007, 4:43:00 AM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
Right... that's why I said, "unless they let you activate their side". So as long as FLL also allowed you to activate the other team's side, it would be good.
I agree that perfect scores should be very hard to get... I just don't think it's good to have to depend on the other team to get it.:-)
- Sep 18, 2007, 5:34:00 AM
Can you do the Dam project next please? These are good to read and my team will use them to help us with our robot.
- Sep 20, 2007, 2:20:00 AM
"And like Linda said, having the competitive mission would prevent a tie from occuring if two teams got 3 perfect scores at the WF again."
What if those two teams never go against each other or another team who can beat them? It won't prevent anything. Luck of the draw (obviously though the faster will win).
- Sep 21, 2007, 7:58:00 PM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
That's great, Bryan. Richard is planning to post on the Hydro Dam next.
Yes it's not likely that they'll go against each other in the regular rounds, but if two teams end up with 3 perfect scores after the rounds, they can go against each other only once to determine the winner.
- Sep 22, 2007, 12:34:00 AM
- Joshua Heinzl said...
Richard and Jonathan - I'd be more than happy to write a few of the missions.
- Sep 22, 2007, 2:16:00 PM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
Hey Joshua,
Thanks for offering, but Richard and I can handle them, besides the fact that non-contributors can't make posts anyway. But feel free to comment on our posts with any additional information you might have - that's always welcome!
- Sep 24, 2007, 3:20:00 AM
- Bhavesh said...
Thanks for mission overviews! My team loves the discussion here.
Can you post labels (tags) on this entry so that all of the overviews appear on this URL:
This power satellite post is missing tags currently.
- Sep 25, 2007, 6:45:00 AM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
That's a great idea... you can find all our posts on the FLL missions by searching for "FLL Overview".
- Sep 25, 2007, 10:11:00 PM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
Oh, or you can search for "mission overview" to only get these posts.
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I want to light all my money on fire; How to get into club racing?
Hey guys.
I've been doing track days for a few years now, and loving the shit out of it. I've done about 30, and am running what's probably a mid-slow "I" pace, on a modified SV650. I want to keep doing track days and I figure once I'm running a solid "A" level pace, then I could look into some amateur racing?
How would I get into basic entry-level track racing? Are there amateur leagues that aren't crazy-hyper competitive and financial arms races, where someone can get used to riding in a pack and honing skills before moving to something more aggressive? I'm 28 and have only been riding since I was 24, I didn't grow up riding dirt bikes or anything. I'm quite sure that I don't have the skills to ever seriously compete at the semi-professional level, but I'd like to just go out and have competitive fun.
I'm in the Chicago area, if that makes a difference.
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Glad you have the itch to race - it's fun!
To point you in a good direction try these links for more information:
Roadracing world is a great resource
First you will need to qualify for a race license at a certified school - most track day organisations will hold a 'get your
race license track days'
I would suggest CCS Midwest region - others will suggest WERA - CCS is my preference because it's what I know.
Don't kid yourself about the cost of racing - on an SV in say 'Lightweight Superbike' you will spend easily $600 per weekend and probably much more. It cost me 12k to run 4 classes per weekend for 7 rounds.
Make sure you have really good health insurance and don't skimp on tires.....
Good luck!
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^^^^^^^^^ Good advice up there. ^^^^^^^^^^^
Double check the fine print on your health and disability insurance policy. Most wont cover if you are competing in a "Professional" sporting event or class. That's why I run the Sportsman classes.
"Racing is life to those who excel at it. Everything before or after is just waiting."
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Racing is expensive.
To minimize this as much as possible consider running in a "production" class. Lots of people are having a barrel of fun racing Ninja250s all over the country. These little bikes are relatively inexpensive to purchase and maintain and the allowable modifications are few. Tires are a little less costly and they don't go through them quite as quickly.
Grids (at least on the West Coast) are reasonably full in these small-bore production classes providing lots of opportunities to "race" no matter how deep in the pack you're running.
Be realistic about your goals.
Remember that you're racing for a $5 plastic trophy...
Develop a budget then double it. (That should get you close and if you're lucky you may have a little left over)
Consider the points above about your health insurance. Study your coverage carefully.
Most organizations won't let you on track with out insurance so make sure yours is actually going to cover you.
Get Helicopter insurance!!!
Out here it's ~$25/ year and that covers 100% of an "air-ambulance" ride.
Many personal medical insurances don't cover this and if you're unconscious at the track, chances are you're taking a ride...
You don't necessarily need to be running an "A group" pace to go racing, but you do need to be really comfortable with riding close and aggressive.
Have fun!
Michael M.
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You can race an SV for a season on two sets of tires. You can use pump gas. Racing doesn't get expensive until you start going fast. That will take about 3 seasons and probably more. Buy a well equipped SV race bike of the round tube vintage, and you'll be good for a long time.
Forget the big bikes. Even a slug expert goes through 2 sets of tires in a weekend. That's almost $900 in tires alone if you race Dunlop Euro spec.
Per Weekend Estimate
Figure 8 rounds with 4 races each - $260 in entry fees
Gas - 10 gallons + $50
Consumables over a season - $125/weekend
2 sets of tires over 8 rounds - $75/weekend
Lodging - $85
Water - $10
Junk food - $20
Beer - $12
Annual motor rebuild $2000/8 race weekends = $250/weekend
$887 per race weekend for an SV in your amateur seasons. Not bad. But once you get fast your tire bill changes everything because the cost per weekend goes parabolic.
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Thanks for all the replies, everyone! I appreciate the links, especially to CCS. It seems they run a lot at Blackhawk Farms, which is my favorite local track.
I would like to think that I am fully aware of how much racing is going to cost; I'm figuring at least $10k per season, and I won't be around for some of it. I spend about that much on trackdays anyway; I do at least 12-15 per year, and usually with Michelin Power One Street tires which last me about four days.
Looking over the rules, it seems I'll have to get a dedicated race bike. My SV650 has a GSX-R front end, which I think would disqualify it from the supersport classes. I'm not sure if there's much in the way of Ninja 250 racing in the midwest, the little bikes don't seem to be as popular in this area as they are where you actually have twisty roads. I'm quite sure that if I do get into racing, it's going to be in 650 Twins; I have no interest in moving up to 600cc 4-cyls or literbikes.
My goals vary depending on what time frame I'm talking about, but for now, I just want to develop my skills and have some fun. I'm not fast or predictable enough to get in a pack, it's going to take another couple seasons of trackdays I think before I get up there. I have no illusions that I'll ever be competitive with some guy who's been riding dirt since he was 5 years old. I'm quite sure I'll never race in anything that actually has cumulative points or standings, I'm more looking for . . . well basically, I want a trackday, but racing. Everyone shows up in the morning, we ride around all day, have some greasy BBQ and then all go home. What I'm quite worried about is getting into situations where it's just an arms race, where you have to spend $30,000 on the bike just to stay in mid pack. I like the $3-$4k machines that I see for sale frequently on SVRider and the like, that's the sort of thing I want to stick to! Stock engine, moderatly upgraded suspension, some basic race plastics and spend the rest on tires.
In the future, if it seems I have a knack for it, then maybe I'll think about moving up to something more aggressively competitive, but right now that's not in the field of view. Ten or twenty years in the future, if I have developed the skill . . . I would like to run in the TT. But I try not to think about that too much :) (OK that's a lie, I think about it all the time. I watch laps from onboard cams when I'm running on the treadmill, trying to learn the track)
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Lots of good advice already. If you've been doing track days for a while, you have all of the gear that you need to get started. Whatever your current speed, it's fast enough. Whatever bike you have, it's fast enough. Just go and have fun - there will always be someone on the track to race with, no matter what position you might be in. Racing for not last can be as much fun as racing for the lead.
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The west coast has tons of built sv650's, but they are ticking time bombs till they explode. So keep it stock.Mine is stock and has around 30k miles. About 10k are track miles.
Another huge cost is getting to the track. Gas and a trailer or truck.
I was on a super budget and stayed in a tent at the track.
Since you already have a gsxr front, if you race wera. (seems like ccs is big out there, but not sure of their clases), you would need to race Superbike LWT, Formula 2 (racing against 125cc 2 strokes), and some people run up a class in HWT Superbike.
Also not sure what size rear tire you have, but look to getting a rear rim that can hold a 180 rear tire. So much better selection that what I was stuck with for 160/165 rear tire.
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There has been some good advice in this thread.
This was my first year club racing. I'm 50 years old and had never been on a road race track..I rode a drag bike for a couple of years. I did some research and went out to a track on a race weekend and walked around in the pits..talking to racers. I tried to start out on a limited budget..I bought a pair of race ready vintage bikes (a Honda CB-1 and a Yamaha SRX 6..combined cost of $3000). The Yamaha was ready to race and the Honda only needed a set of tires.
I had race stands and leathers..in addition to a truck and trailer. I was fortunate that I have friends where two of the tracks are located..so I stayed at their homes to avoid paying for motels. These tracks were 5 hours from my house..so gas was the largest expense next to the entry fees. I brought a cooler to the track and ate sandwiches I made myself. I did buy a set of tire warmers and a few odds and ends....I probably spent 700.00 for these items. I paid for some private lessons to see if I had the right stuff to try this sport. I decided to go for it. I completed the licensing school and ran part of the season in a class for older bikes and the over 40 age group. I would always line up at the back of the grid..and almost always finished in last or second to last. I still had fun.
My problems started when I decided I wanted to ride a Harley XR 1200. I sold the vintage bikes for what I paid for them..then basically started over..I had to race prep the Harley (which cost what I paid for the two vintage bikes)..buy a new front and rear stand, race tires etc. I still ran in the class for older bikes and the over 40 group. The second to the last race of the year I went down. I was running practice before the race and was on the track with a group of experts...I made a mistake and went out with the wrong group. Some over aggressive Valentino Rossi want to be youngster decided he needed to occupy the space I was in and clipped my front wheel...and I went down. My bike suffered around 800.00 damage..the big problem was I got hurt. I had a concussion and a broken right hand..I'm probably going to have surgey on the hand next month.
I had good health insurance..but I'm still out of pocket some money and I'm going to miss some work...my employer isn't pleased. I'm trying to decide if I want to race next year. I'm concerned about possibly getting hurt again and creating a career ending situation (the risk factor wasn't brought up in the responses).
My advice..stick with a bike which isn't going to be a drain on your finances with maintenance and tires..crashes well and has a lot of parts availability. Have some good health insurance and understand there is a risk of getting hurt. Additionally, some of the gear and items you need can be purchased for less by looking on Craigslist, Ebay Motors, and some of the classifieds of the various racing organizations. There's always someone getting out of racing and selling their stuff cheap.
Good Luck...
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No question it is expensive putting together a paddock set-up. But people leave the sport all the time and sell off their entire kit cheap. These are generally expert racers that have finally decided to walk away and do something more useful with their time and money. You can find some great deals that way. My #1 son and his friends ended up with a camper trailer they stored at Loudon for the years they were road racing. $700...They eventually gave it away when they were done.
They went from a F150 to an F150 plus a small box trailer to a F350 deisel pulling a 28 foot box trailer. Then they started going the other way, eventually using a Ford extended cab van. Now they race KTM's in the desert out west. A lot of equipment was bought and sold over those years. Seems it is always easier to buy than sell it. There lies your opportunity.
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Sounds like you have plenty of good advice here. I'll just add my quick comments, ignore what's already been covered...
What are your goals for getting into racing? Fun? Great, keep it simple and cheap and don't think you have to have the latest modifications and don't worry about what place you finish in. Your comment about getting to the "A" level before racing makes me think you would expect to be fast and run towards the front perhaps. I think most people get a rude awakening when they first get onto the track in a race. I know I did. If you allow yourself to get serious about it, better open up the bank account, it's gonna cost.
I started out in the "fun racer" category. Bought an old Yamaha SRX600 and basically raced it stock the first year, and had a huge grin on my face. I was just playing and didn't care how fast I went or what place I was in. But, slowly the fangs came out, I got more serious, the money started flowing into that old bike (which DID get faster, to the point it overwhelmed it's suspension and handling) and I collected a few trophies. That made me even more serious, and the first of two Honda RS125's came along. To make a long story short, it spiraled out of control, and I quit after 6 years. Too much money, and too many late late Sunday night drives back home and up to work on Monday morning with 3 hours of sleep. The fun started dissapearing and it became more like work.
But - I would not trade the experience for anything. I'm sure I'll remember the days of racing when I'm an old(er) man, and a smile will creep across my face.
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But one thing is everlasting, motorcycle racing is an exclusive universe. To become a motorcycle racer will live in you the rest of your life. And to good effect.
With all those track days, I would have a fairly high expectation pretty quickly for the OP. The real eye opener for him will be bumping up to the experts. But no matter, he should go out there and get his share of it. I'd say he's ready.
CCS is a great forum to do it too. His area has produced a lot of great racers. Grids are strong. It's all good for him.
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You've gotten a lot of good advice. I'm local and spent 3 seasons racing an SV in lightweight classes, Mid West CCS, mostly at Blackhawk Farms. It sounds like you are ready to race if you are inclined to. If you are running 1:25 or better you'll be mid pack in the Novice classes. Also if you're into a mellower experience AHRMA is a great option, there are 2 midwest rounds, the pace is slower, and there are spectators, which really adds to the experience. Don't worry too much about prep, I've seen so many guys spend a fortune prepping for CCS, including myself, but in hindsight I feel that you don't need much to be competitive. I'll never forget riding on slicks for the first time, I was really pushing it, and I got passed by a guy in a Learning Curves (that means its his 1st race) riding an SV with street tires and turn signals.
I hope you have fun! I had a blast. I've been off the grid for three years, racing AHRMA at Road America and Barber this year. I can't wait.
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Yup. If you're just going to piddle around in the back of the field and do laps, don't bother racing. Stick with track days. If you're hungry for winning, then go racing. Be honest with yourself. Track days are MUCH cheaper and you get more track time.
But then I was a grumpy fuck when I finished second.
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- Alex Hutchins
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What does it mean to be human?
As a College professor, I start the first day of every class by asking my students this question. Needless to say, they do not know how to answer it, even though they have previously had psychology and philosophy courses prior to the Junior/Senior classes that I typically teach.
So, if students do not know how to answer this question right away, then my next question is, do the rest of us know how to answer this question right away or would it require some reflection?
Or, does anyone really care?
I am sure that it has different meaning for different people but would it also have different meanings for different cultures?
Does being human mean some different in Christianity than it does for Muslims or people of the Jewish faith or agnostics for that matter?
Do we need to prove that we exist in order to answer this question? And, while you are pondering this one, let me explain: I am talking about "I think therefore I am," but is this life "real" or is this life a metaphor for the life that we will all be experiencing after death? If this life therefore is not real, does it matter that we exist and furthermore, does being human have any meaning at all?
Are we human because we oftentimes do not practice what we preach?
Are we human because we can skillfully put down the thoughts and comments of others?
Are we human because we are arrogant or wealthy although I see the two as mutually exclusive myself?
Are we human because we have faith and hypocritically live out that faith in our daily lives?
Are we human because we are a racist and have found clever ways to hide why we feel that way?
Are we human because we have cheated on our spouses?
Are we human because we like to engage in wars all over the globe so that we can prove we are better than others, or stronger... while really wanting to impose our way of life on them?
Are we human because we cannot accept cultural diversity as the new norm?
What are your thoughts as to what it means to be human?
Johnny Atman
Jul 4 2013: To be human?
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What is anything without a definition?
To define is to measure.
To measure is to limit.
To limit is to divide.
To divide is to create conflict.
That is what being human is.
Whisky Delta
Jul 6 2013: That's some pretty good depressing reasons, Johnny. thumbs up. I'd like to do everything possible to change "To measure is to limit, to limit is to divide, and to divide is to create conflict".
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Jul 6 2013: Wow, Chris,
Obviously you are on the defensive, blinkers on and the conversation stops here.Jul 7 2013: Johnny, don't you hate it when someone attacks your ideas without understanding what you were saying. I didn't know we had correctness police here. I believe I gat what you are saying, and the direction you are saying it, but what do I know, I too have had my opinions corrected.
Johnny Atman
Jul 7 2013: Not at all, you can attack whatever you want, I said it that conflict is part of being human, as a matter of fact you cannot have humanity without conflict.
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When conflict ceases in the world altogether we will have to rename our species. lol
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Jul 8 2013: All definitions that are currently being used are in flux. Static means non-changeing, and for that to happen the term must be used in curretn dialect.
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Jul 8 2013: When you say someone is inaccurate, you are implying that you and you alone are giving the correct answer, therefore you are correcting them. You did not say I disagree with you, if you are going to be so correct in your definitions please do so.
Komal kaur
Jul 4 2013: According to me being human means if someone needs your help , there's no need to think who he is or what's his religion. You're human and he's human , he needs your help and you should do it.
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Whisky Delta
Jul 6 2013: Another great reason to be human! Thumbs up.Jun 27 2013: I think we are extremely arrogant to believe we are different from other animals. One day we will find that killing whales and chimps, gorillas and such, is not only wrong, but the same as killing other humans. I am not saying we are not to eat, or be vegan, [Ican find just as much evidence that plants are conscious] but to be human means that some will kill just to kill. Maiming animals just to maim. Humans can be just, kind, nurturing,chivalrous, vicious,self-serving,violent, rageing killers. The whole scope of being human means that the only difference between ourselves and the other animals, is the arrogance that our lives matter more than theirs do. The fact that some think we have souls and animals do not. We are our own worst enemies, and if we do not change our ways, we will be the first creatures to bring about our own destruction.
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Jun 28 2013: I wonder if this superior attitude of so-called humans is not our inherrent weakness and will be the cause of our eventul extinction as a species because we refuse to "adapt" and insist everything else adapt to us?
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Jun 29 2013: Chris, I disagree, if you had "activated your spiritual mind" as you say it, you will find that other animals have been there before you, and that there is no real difference other than our ability to destroy at will.
Jun 30 2013: We are a 'prodigal son ', and there is no sense in wandering without return.
We have to find the way back to the Garden, we may find out that other animals and plants have always been there unconsciously, but humans are self chosen to make a journey and come back consciously. Without fall there is no rise.
"activation of mind beyond the intellect " makes sense for me, it's 'rise' through 'fall'.
Just thoughts....:)Jun 30 2013: I disagree that we are different from animals, we are an animal, and if you had attained an enlightened state of spiritualality, you would know that animals are already there.Jul 1 2013: from Chris kelly, Unlike humans, animals can never consciously ascend their soul; they cannot consciously grow their mind; they cannot do so because they are limited to the soul, they do not have the spirit.
ONLY man is born with spirit and this is why humans are in a kingdom all their own.
It is only through ignorance (not arrogance) that you cannot see the difference between the intellectual animal and the animal kingdom.
I cannot believe these words came out,
Prove to me that animals cannot ascend their soul, using the term ignorance when you cannot prove your point is pure arogance, you cannot prove that only man is born with spirit, and there are a lot of religious folk[albeit not christian] that would argue the same point. Humans most deffinately are part of the animal kingdom. Your making water dry argument works both waysJul 2 2013: If I have to tell you where, then why argue with me. I now see where you are coming from,hindusm is a wonderful religion, but it fails in some respects. One of those is the finiteness, and the certain triths it offers. This is where arogance comes in.Again, show how or where you can unilaterally decide that animals other than humans do not possess spirtit? I have witnessed enlightening to a point where I know what you say is false, and has at it's core eastern predjudices stemming from religion. You telling me we are not animals does not make it so, you telling me we are the only animals that have spirit does not make it so.You telling me that we HU-mans, are the only ones capable of attaining enlightenment, does not make it so, as a matter of fact, I would argue the opposite, that we have to attain what they already have. Take your teachings, and believe in them if you must, but trying to instill this definative quality to them does nothing but show the limitations of what you preach.Jul 3 2013: No, you are not preaching, you are doing exactly what I said, you are arrogantly acting as if you "KNOW" when I am pretty sure you do not. Humans are arrogant, THAT is the only truth here. We arrogantly unleash powers we do not understand all the time. We push other ANIMALS out of thier habitat and then try to arrogantly save them. You arrogantly put words into my mouth by way of deflection [as you said yourself] when you think I said we are lower than other animals. And finally, even if Atlantis existed, that does not make us star children different from all others. Maybe we are, maybe we aren't, but for you to definnatively say so, is pure arrogance. By the way what fact are you talking about when you say we are not animals? All the genetic information I have seen not only supports our terrestrial heritage, but definatively shows our connection to the OTHER animals.Jul 3 2013: I was curious, so I went back to the beginning, I was correct, it was you that first sought to correct me. You arrogantly think that your philosophy is more correct than mine? Then think I want answers from you?Again the arrogance, I didn't ask you questions. You assumed I was wrong about arrogance verses ignorance. If I have called you arrogant, how many times have you assumed I was either less intelligent, or less evolved by your standards. You state that you do not deal with a religion, and you assumed I was talking about your namaste, again you assume. I can tell what phiolosphy you were following by your insistance that we become more in each "ascension" to use your own termonology. You outright called me ignorant because I didn't agree with your take on HUmans being in a kingdom of their own. Again you have no proof other than what you say.You can say anything you wish on this forum, just don't assume others won't call you on it, especially if you cannot prove anything you say, My whole take on this was to point out that humans are extremely arrogant, about everything. 200 years ago the moon was just a light in the sky 600 years the world was flat and they knew it, again no proof. When you have intel on a REAL Atlantis that is verifiable and extremely advanced, and can prove your talking points, maybe I will listen, but I am not getting any younger, and probably only have another 20 years at best, so better get cracking. I agree with your assessment that you should ignore my comments as I will ignore yours in the future. And by the way, I never asked for answers to my questions, as I never posted any in my OP. I will say one last thing, you attempted to correct my original opinion, opinion mind you, you have proven my point!
adesh saxena
Jul 2 2013: HUMAN ?
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H How
M Manage to
A Assist
N Nature
Humans are only living things with power to infuence nature, its up to us what we do with this power.
Ever thought why we were given this power?
To be most powerful and most compassionate?
Jul 4 2013: Who has proof we were given anything? Did we not take it for ourselves? To be self-aware is to establish a sense of priority over other life forms that do not exhibit such power. I think it is an innate attribute to all self-aware species -that the self-aware have priority over all things.
To be self-aware is to conceive a purpose in life. It is that purpose that puts us at odds with one another or enhances our harmony.Jun 26 2013: Hi Alex,
I am also sure that it has different meaning for different people, different groups of people, and different cultures. Being human has whatever meaning we want to attach to it.
That being said, for me, being human simply means that I want to explore everything, in every moment while "being" all that I can be as a human. I am here on this earth now, and I see no reason to live either in the past, or with anticipation of a certain future. I like learning, growing and evolving as an individual while hopefully contributing to the whole of humankind. Seems pretty simple to me:>)
Jun 27 2013: This is excellent and I agree that it is different for different people and cultures. We aspire and in so doing all else is subordinate.
But it is more than that Colleen because animals and fish explore all aspects of their world and they learn and pass along to their babies in the form of instincts.
Perhaps it is nothing more than being SELF AWARE...
Jun 27 2013: I don't understand. Being human is the same for all people and cultures right?
That the meaning can be different for different people I can agree with..
Instincts are genetically bound, only epi-genetics supports some flexibility therein.
Being human, being only being self-aware, if so that would be an anti-climax.
There is no ideal in being self-aware, for all we know, some animals could be too.Jun 28 2013: Alex and Vincent,
Humans also have instinct and intuition, and I agree that on some level other animals may be self-aware. Being self aware doesn't do much good, unless we apply the information.......does it?
Humans have the ability to think and feel on many different levels, and perhaps other animals have that as well. How are we ever going to know, if we do not try to connect with other animals on their level? When we assume that we are more intelligent and superior, we give up the opportunity to discover anything more than that.
Alex, you write..."animals and fish explore all aspects of their world and they learn..."
Do humans explore "all aspects of their world and learn"? Sometimes yes....sometimes we are so busy being arrogant, thinking we are so intelligent and superior, we may be giving up that opportunity.
When I used to scuba dive, we often went to the bottom and simply hovered there for the duration of the dive....observing all the sea life. Since we did not appear to be a threat, all the creatures came right up to us, swam and interacted with us all the time....they were obviously exploring "all aspects of their world", and seemed to be welcoming us into their world as well:>)
Lamb Lamb
Jun 29 2013: Let Us keep on running toward Our " goal " > >>> contributing to the whole of humankind ….
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Wish Colleen, In Joy & In Peace.
Jul 1 2013: Thanks Lamb Lamb! Wishing you peace and joy as well my friend:>)
Barry Palmer
Jun 26 2013: I think it is a trick question. "Mean" has different meanings.
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"What does it mean to be human?"
Could mean:
1. What are the characteristics that identify a human?
2. What is the significance and import of being human?
3. What are the consequences of being human?
4. What are the potentials and limitations of being human?
5. What does the fact that you are human mean to you personally, spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically?
6. What are the duties, responsibilities and privileges of humans?
7. How do humans perceive the world differently from other species?
8. All of the above.
There are probably more interpretations, but I think those are enough for now. I like the number 7.
Jun 26 2013: I think you are on the right track with trying to understand the "real" definition of mean...
Barry Palmer
Jun 27 2013: In fact, "mean" does have multiple definitions..
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If you think there is one "real" definition, please state it. I would like to attempt to answer the "real" question.Jul 8 2013: To be human is to have an awareness that we are beings towards death. This is what separates us from other animals, they are alive, they communicate with each other, they are social and communal but human beings are the only ones that have to wrestle with the existential angst that the day will come that we will cease to be alive.
It is this acknowledgement of death that leads us to find and accept a meaningful way of spending these few short years we have on this planet, in varying degrees we accept society, community, religion, we make value judgements, we love. We probably do all these for self preservation, to keep us going on for as long as we can, or we try to distract ourselves from that most fateful day.
This is not a depressing view of humanity either in my opinion, it is empowering and uplifting to know that we have a finite amount of time to experience reality how we choose to experience it. I think deluding yourself away from this truth, and being unwilling to grapple with your angst when it comes (and it will come) is truly a more depressing state of being.Jul 6 2013: We've got a physical body, we've got a soul, we are spiritual beings. We share our humanity with others; we are one but not the same. We can relate with every human experience; and our experiences are like different ways of saying the same thing.
Sidika Duzen
Jul 1 2013: If we know what to be human means, we can find why we live.Jun 30 2013: What does it mean to be Human?
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This is a difficult question but I think that although we are born as egoist,,we always have to thank before every action that we make: if im making this action ,Will it harm other people even creatures or Nature?
Thinking we live in a world of cause and effect,and every egoïstisch action can cause damage for the whole.
Most of the time we are not aware of the fact that we have to cooperate with other people,animals,and our surrounding Nature.
If we work together and think about the benefit of the whole,we will only gain,since we recieve another mindset,we get happy by helping,caring,and feeling responsible for each other.
On the other hand people get healthy too,because it reduce stress,humanity deel more secure,and Nature will provider us with its sources since we care for it.
Maybe this sounds like a dream,but we never tried,and dreams sometimes become reality.
(Positive form of Golden Rule): One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.Jun 29 2013: My personal opinion about what it means to be human is that to be human is to awaken to the fact that we probably are one of the few species that has the gift of being able to reason and contemplate & to seek incessantly to improve that sacred gift of ours and to use it wisely to leave this world a much better place than when we first got it!
Barry Palmer
Jun 27 2013: This is my thoroughly subjective answer:
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Being human means being able to understand and choose between right and wrong, good or evil.
adesh saxena
Jun 26 2013: It means...destiny in our hands.
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Humans are the only living things which has the power to change the face of the earth.
Its up to us.... how to utilise this power.
Jun 27 2013: Yes, let's get concretely on how to start by utilizing this power by social pressure:
Yusuf Mallie
Jul 5 2013: We are sentient being, our soul is the power source of this bio mechanical machine.
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This vessel is only a garment for the soul, without it we ascend the realm of being into the collective
But let talk about being human
Our purpose is to learn and study, create and leave a legacy.
So if we learn to be positive and study to create beauty than our life has meaning.
Being human is an experience and education that is invaluable to the soul
We only discover the value of life lessons when we allow the wisdom to flow back into our lives
Through meditation and prayer we achieve this inner enlightenment.
Only then we appreciate the beauty of life.
Selflessness is a beautiful virtue to aspire for.
Generosity of charity is selfless act when giving and not expecting anything in return is the beauty that life teaches us through life lessons
Gratitude is the appreciation for being alive in this realm of existence.
Our soul only learns if we allow it too
But through outside influences we either accept the education of life's lessons or we indoctrinated with negative influences of greed, corruption and envy
But life is glorious this way, everyday we learn and everyday we should be filled with gratitude that our life has meaning that way.
May we create the beauty we seek in others. By being the change we hope to see.
We can do that and more because this life has been given to us to accomplish more by creatin more
We learn from our mistakes and the failure of others. That is the wisdom of life the beauty of our existence
We are not only part of the collective, we are the collective.
We represent the hive of innovative philosophers of life
Only when we embrace this spirituality our wisdom grows, we evolve into our sentient self
We are the most powerful being in our existence creating this realm in the image of our thought
To stop evil we must embrace the light of hope and inner peace
Enlightenment is the escape of the drudgery of negative life
That is the beauty of our beingJul 3 2013: To live, and to be self-aware of our own existence.
That is all.
Yes, Humans do matter to me greatly.
I think humans are very diverse interesting creatures, and have many dimensions. We shouldn't be human due to one thing, we are human because we hold many dimensions all interacting with eachother.
Ted Marsh
Jul 2 2013: Without risking the conflation of the species of homo sapien: a concoction of intellectualism, emotions, and physical dexterity, I would prefer to address the question of what does it mean to be humane. As a veteran of domestic and foreign wars, I have seen first hand what it looks like to be inhumane in one moment and compassionate a moment later. The spectrum of humanity ranging from reactionary destruction to artistic creativity blinds us to the magnificence and complexity of the question.Jun 30 2013: Among all animals, only humans can be very active, sitting perfectly still with eyes closed.
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We are capable of abstract thinking, we have language, which gives us the sense of time passing and fear of death.
We are cursed and blessed by mind.
Jul 4 2013: Yes, we can do that. We can dream and think with our eyes closed because we can imagine that the world is still there, even if we can't see it. We can feel it with our mind.
How so a curse?
We are blessed by the mind because we can rectify, with the mind, that death might not be an endless existence. We can establish a sense of hope that perhaps we, as self-aware beings might not be so insignificant to the universe after all -merely one of the animals.
Perhaps this is where Religion comes from. We can close our eyes and imagine that there is more than only this world around us -that this world and universe is part of something bigger, more expansive and mysterious -something that can only be conceived in the imagination- because it is too big, too far away, impossible to define; yet imaginable in the mind with closed eyes -the minds eye.
Jul 6 2013: Mind is a great power and power always comes with a possibility to abuse/misuse power.
You can't separate curse from blessing, they come as one.
To find the ' curse' part of human mind just look around :)
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Jul 6 2013: So true!!
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..............Thankfully the mind is only a minute fraction of our soul:)Jul 6 2013: Then the matter concerning human vs. machine is settled. The machines must take over and do away with humans because humans are not evolutionary. I should devote the rest of my life pursuing a Sentient Program and, if successful, replace mankind.
It is the only way to destroy the curse.Jul 6 2013: "human vs machine" ?
Frankly, i don't see any VS here. As someone aptly said : technology is the skin of our species. It's concrescence, we grow together. I have serious doubts that humans are in control, it is just happening. So, " human vs machine' is a false model, i think.
Actually, all models are false, but some are useful. Maybe it's useful to make a distinction between Mind and mind. Chris Kelly whose comments were deleted for some reason, told about mind over intellect. I believe, that Mind is somewhere there ; Mind is mind which is not slaved by Ego. And it's a blessing that humans can enjoy, if they can.
In a way they ( we) should, otherwise ego-mind can destroy humans. Unbridled Ego is like cancer, it kills the organism that hosts it and soon the party is over for both.
We all sense this possibility now, don't we ?
Jul 6 2013: When we kill a rattlesnake, there is no ego involved. We just kill it so it won't kill our children or our horses. We don't think about it because we see it as an evil thing that challenges our right to survive.
Perhaps we will merge with the machine, the technology, the product of our mind. And, by that path we will change, no longer having fear of pain or suffering. We desire the machine because we think it can offer a better way of life and relieve us of our responsibility to one another.
It will be what it will be and we will be what we do. Instead of human vs. machine we will be one with it and it will be one with us. But, it will still, only be a machine where we will always be human.
My flesh and blood heart wants to say that it is impossible for a machine made of metal and minerals and stone to become like we, of the flesh, but isn't that all we are, just metal, minerals and stones? We are machines.
Since we first created machines, we dreamed of robots.
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Jul 6 2013: Well said!! This is going on my wall for all my students:
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"Unbridled Ego is like cancer, it kills the organism that hosts it and soon the party is over for both."
Here's a brilliant presentation:
http://www.ted.com/talks/iain_mcgilchrist_the_divided_brain.htmlJul 8 2013: "Perhaps we will merge with the machine, the technology, the product of our mind. "
We do !
We have been on this path since the inventing of wheel or maybe earlier.
The trick is to recognise the pattern of change before it becomes obvious. When it is obvious we don't see it any more, we are deeply involved , we have already been changed and face vexed measurement problem. It's a QM idea of the invisible Field/ the Whole that sets the agenda. Or ancient revelation : " nothing has independent existence from anything else "
We tend to externalise our technology. My flesh, my mind...soul...feelings it's me , human ; my car, mobile...Internet ....are the technology that i use. But think, how your perception of time and space ( let's take something big ) has changed for the last 20 years due to these and many other devices ?
We don't see the shift of focus, because we are in focus.
Movie image of half human half robot is naive, but intuitively correct. Our merge with technology is real, but much more subtle : human mind creates machines that reshape human mind in return, creating permanent changes we are not conscious of. It's a feed back loop.
"When we kill a rattlesnake, there is no ego involved."
I wouldn't be so sure :)
Thanks for responding !Jun 27 2013: To be human is to question, explore, feel, analyze, and verbalize the infinite space between our ears then relate that space to the infinite spaces around us.Jun 27 2013: I feel we are merely one of the many species who occupy this planet. (...and I'll add, hardly one of the fittest.) Why do we feel so superior to other species, whether plant or animal, who are proving to be much more 'adaptable' to changes than we are?
Jun 27 2013: good point
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Jun 27 2013: Why is it a good point? A discussion needs arguments! In my view we are the most adaptable, because we live on earth from the siberia to the sahara desserts and can even survive on the moon with the right equipment. Only shame is that we are destroying our ecosystem at the same time and are on a heading for either a Venus climate or next ice age.
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As in Scientific American (scroll to tipping points):
Jun 29 2013: Adaptable? We are the only earthly species to have plundered our environment, ruining our (world) economy, polluted the air, the oceans, the rivers, have created the capacity to blow the planet to smithereens and you think WE'RE adaptable? Nonesense! All we've done is force the universe to adapt to us! Both of your articles confirm that unless we become more adaptale, we will be doomed...to perhaps start all over again.Jun 25 2013: Of course the universe or rather the whole is expanding.
Then every moment is completely new. Creative.
Thus, it is not evolution; it is EVOLVING.
The flow is directionless. Expanding WITH the whole in SAME direction by being directionless.
Jun 25 2013: Scientists years ago before the Hubble Telescope did not think the universe was capable of expanding...
Jun 25 2013: Knowing self one knows the whole. Hubble Telescope is just nearby, it has to show the point of INFINITY. so the portal is everywhere. something like Black Holes.Jun 26 2013: Hi Samuel Haokip:
Nice avatar/photo! What happens when the key enters the keyhole?
Jun 26 2013: the only way to find out is to meet me in person...
Jun 26 2013: I agree, but on balance, I think that I might be the one that YOU should want to meet. We just have to decide who is the teacher.
My grandparents had keys like that to fit the house they lived in. The house & the keys went together. They always treated those keys with great reverence. They were expensive; & were as old as the house itself. Thank you for reminding me about that.
But that still does not make you the teacher.Jul 4 2013: Expanding or flowing somewhere else?Jun 25 2013: I'd like to firstly thank you for posing this question.We human are often too lazy and awkward to really think about this question,including myself,I would tend to circumvent this question in my life,cause I know it's pretty mind-consuming.Maybe it is why I feel sometimes a lack of pondering on things that really concern me. But people would ask does it necessary to mull 'what does it mean to be human',cause our lives go on without thing about it.
But,I think while we are pondering this question,we are pinpointing the real meaning of life,thus it is conducive to make our lives quality better.We would think human origin,mission,relationship,proposition,etc.
Most of all,I think the part mission is the most important part,if we are here,we ought to make a difference,we should make our own lives better,and other lives better. So,find a mission,whether it is for yourself,your family,your country,or even the whole world,then march forward to our destination.
Jake Maddox
Jun 25 2013: What does it mean to be human? That you are an incredibly rare by-product of the creation of the universe that was 14 billion years in the making. That through our creation, the universe "itself" has become self-aware. Most humans never grasp the full wonder of their life or marvel and ponder at the rarity of their existence.
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Jun 25 2013: I agree with you in part but as big as the universe is (which is mind boggling in and of itself) and as it continues to grow and expand (according to the Hubble telescope) it is somewhat silly, I believe, to think that we are the only human species in the universe.
And, as a side thought, what do you think the universe is expanding into? That is far more interesting of a subject to talk about than being human don't you think?
Jun 25 2013: I believe the universe is expanding into ANOTHER sphere (partical->atom->planet->solar system->galaxy->universe to ??? Biverse, ha!Jun 27 2013: How can you even contemplate discussing the future; because it is the future, you have no proveable 'facts' to back up anything you say!Jun 26 2013: Jake Maddox . . . your comment here is a complete & rational thought w/beginning, middle, & end. Your grammar is excellent & the sentence well punctuated. Human beings are proof of a self-aware, material Universe. That is so cool! Here's a video for you:
Alex Hutchins . . . thank you so much for this conversation. I enjoy these things a great deal. Although I doubt that we are the only sentient species in the Universe, we are the only humans; that is, if you define 'human' as "homo sapiens," here as follows. As to human? -then we are the only ones.
The 'others' have to be something else. And that is something else, in and of themselves. Other sentient beings won't be biologically 'human.' You know, evolution & all -- on other planets it won't be the same as here on Earth. They will have evolved to be something quite different. Not 'human,' but still sentient. They will think. They will feel. They will know. And at some level, they will believe. But maybe not as we do. And they too will have evolved, just as we have. What with 3 billion years of evolutionary progress on Earth just to produce what we are. Here is what I mean.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Tribe: Hominini
Genus: Homo
Species: H. sapiens
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Homo sapiens And it took three billions of years just to get here. What's next?Jul 4 2013: I don't know Jake. I think, in some small way, it is hard for any human to look up into the night sky and not be awed by what they see. A sunset is a most beautiful thing to behold, as is a sunrise. The trust of a baby in it's parents, a brother protecting his sister or the other way around. Helping the poor the afflicted. burying dead friends or loved ones. The very act of Crying, shedding tears, feeling mortal discomfort. All these simple things bring us to think about what it means to be a human being.
I arrived here just 62 years ago. I'd hate to think what I would think of myself if I had lived for three billion years. :) It's bad enough already, but there is a lot of satisfaction, more so than dissatisfaction.
I take it you are familiar with the writings of Ray Kurtzweil?Jun 25 2013: We are human because we are wonderfully imperfect, susceptable to mistakes and mortal. Our humanness is realized in our spirit of contemplation, correction, compassion and co-existence.
Jun 25 2013: Not necessarily. Some believe that when we are just born we are unconsciously perfect and it is only after we mature that we realize we are consciously imperfect, and if we are religious or spiritual, we spend our lives moving towards conscious perfection which few if any ever achieve...


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