I am not sure what I am supposed to get from the question about the world, nor can I recall offhand how many elements are at work now. As a physcial being, I am subject to a variety of forces. As far as I know, human beings do not, per se, have instinctual behavior. They have instinctual drives, but their
behavior is cultural
Well , given the technologies we have today to provide
for the needs and welfare of humans , I was only
trying to point out that there is a myriad of
elements , drives , instincts, and traits within
you that do not have to be looked upon
as intrinsically "Evil"...or fallen
any longer, by a religious-culture fighting for
it's survival in a modern world .
What was regarded as imperfect , can be now looked
upon as quite the miracle actually , Neo .
Not a mind/body/soul disconnected from a "God" ,
that has been pushed down on people's imaginations
for so long....
I was thinking more along the lines of man as a self
actualizing creature , still mired with ties to that
ancient belief system that have made people dependent
for centuries on classes of priests and a mindset
they are fallen and hopelessly lost ....and saved
only by magic ritual and
supplication .
Perhaps I was leaning towards Maslow and the right to be
human , of self -actualization , and the understanding of the
true rational basis of the hierarchy of
human needs ...and their fulfillment ...
sans miracles, devils and angels .
He believed that the only reason that people would not move through the needs to self-actualization is because of the hindrances placed in their way by society. For example, education is often a hindrance with imposed
ideas of the culture.
Amongst all the examples of lives lived we can observe
there does seem to be a blueprint for successsful
living , and living well within
your own skin.
It's perfectly OK though, for you to think
that God may choose to step in at some point , and
resolve the issues....if that makes you
feel "connected"... |
