Ok, who here has heard of Richard Adams?
Author of many good books and, although these books have fallen int the "Classics" section recently, they are still invigorating and exciting nonetheless. One such book is called Watership Down, a book about a buch of Rabbits. Now, I wont go into full detail... but there is one intersting tidbit of knowlege. The author managed to create a language for the rabbits, much like J.R.R Tolkien in The Lord Of The Rings. Although Adams hasn't made the FULL language... Someone else has... Here's the link to the site.
http://www.loganberry.furtopia.org/bnb/lapine/overview.html
Alright, look into it if you're interested, but I do suggest you read the book first. ^_^
Alright, I've got to go now, so i'll see y'all later!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
What is Good and Evil?
Every once in a while, I'll post one of these "morality" things, just to get the gears turning in my head. So, feel free to debate with me!
How does one describe the interaction between good and evil? Is it a divine force that drives us through our lives? Or is it a set of morals that people judge their life by? To me, I think that good and evil are actual beings that manifest themselves in various forms, changing our lives with their whims. They choose to show themselves to us though little things. They come as tiny thoughts that pull at our mind constantly, or ideas that seemingly pop out of nowhere. And now as I think of these things, I wonder, “What were the influences of good and evil during the Holocaust?” Think about it. Did the Germans think that all the killing they did during the holocaust was wrong? How did these divine powers manifest themselves during this time?
I believe that Hitler wasn’t evil, but I think that evil may have nudged his mind in different directions than what a normal man might go through. What could motivate a man to murder 6 million people, other human beings? How could he do this? The human mind has its own complexities that we may never understand, but then again, human motives can be easily perceived and understood. We can easily see that Hitler’s intention was to eradicate an “infestation”, and in his mind, he probably saw Jews as a problem that only he and his Nazi cohorts could solve. And, probably, in his own mind it was right to do so. But that’s just it. We can believe something so strongly that we can convince ourselves and even others that, even though something is morally wrong (such as mass-killing 6 million people) we can convince ourselves that it is good to do so. Therefore some may conclude that evil is merely a concept of the human mind, that evil is not a choice between right and wrong, but a decision as to whether or not this action will seem right to others.
Many a time I wonder as to why one person can so easily lie to another; that a person can so easily deceive other people. Take note that a person is a smart, reasonable creature, but people are stupid, panicky and have no sense of others. You know what I’m talking about. When people band together into a group, they not only forget their own motives for the ideals of others, but they will blindly follow the people that give the ideas. In my opinion, people should be more like the rabbits in Richard Adams’ Watership Down, because they’re not afraid to voice their own opinions, and I just think it would be cute to act like bunnies…^_^. In any event, the rabbits in the book still follow the leader, Hazel, but are not afraid to voice their own opinions. Aaaaaannnd that’s all I have to say right now…(writers block...)
How does one describe the interaction between good and evil? Is it a divine force that drives us through our lives? Or is it a set of morals that people judge their life by? To me, I think that good and evil are actual beings that manifest themselves in various forms, changing our lives with their whims. They choose to show themselves to us though little things. They come as tiny thoughts that pull at our mind constantly, or ideas that seemingly pop out of nowhere. And now as I think of these things, I wonder, “What were the influences of good and evil during the Holocaust?” Think about it. Did the Germans think that all the killing they did during the holocaust was wrong? How did these divine powers manifest themselves during this time?
I believe that Hitler wasn’t evil, but I think that evil may have nudged his mind in different directions than what a normal man might go through. What could motivate a man to murder 6 million people, other human beings? How could he do this? The human mind has its own complexities that we may never understand, but then again, human motives can be easily perceived and understood. We can easily see that Hitler’s intention was to eradicate an “infestation”, and in his mind, he probably saw Jews as a problem that only he and his Nazi cohorts could solve. And, probably, in his own mind it was right to do so. But that’s just it. We can believe something so strongly that we can convince ourselves and even others that, even though something is morally wrong (such as mass-killing 6 million people) we can convince ourselves that it is good to do so. Therefore some may conclude that evil is merely a concept of the human mind, that evil is not a choice between right and wrong, but a decision as to whether or not this action will seem right to others.
Many a time I wonder as to why one person can so easily lie to another; that a person can so easily deceive other people. Take note that a person is a smart, reasonable creature, but people are stupid, panicky and have no sense of others. You know what I’m talking about. When people band together into a group, they not only forget their own motives for the ideals of others, but they will blindly follow the people that give the ideas. In my opinion, people should be more like the rabbits in Richard Adams’ Watership Down, because they’re not afraid to voice their own opinions, and I just think it would be cute to act like bunnies…^_^. In any event, the rabbits in the book still follow the leader, Hazel, but are not afraid to voice their own opinions. Aaaaaannnd that’s all I have to say right now…(writers block...)
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