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The Degeneration of Mankind         


Author: Johnmuthukat
Date: Nov 18, 2007 03:44

This is about the sudden and across-the-board degeneration that has
set in on the species man as a whole in modern history, which is all
set to mark the end of mankind as a species. Or, it is about the
modern social development and as to how man and nature, contrary to
their co-existence for millions of years as mutually interconnected
and interdependent, have suddenly entered on a collision course in
modern history, and embarked on its eventual and inevitable fallout.
The concept describing the "degeneration" of Man is inseparable from
that of the evolution of Man. In truth, people of the modern world
have been taught to view the history of mankind almost entirely upside-
down. We speak of "the rise of Man" and assume "the ignorance of
ancient peoples", when in actual fact nothing could be...
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Re: The Degeneration of Mankind         


Author: ZerkonX
Date: Nov 18, 2007 09:32

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:44:45 -0800, Johnmuthukat wrote:
> This is about the sudden and across-the-board degeneration that has set
> in on the species man as a whole in modern history, which is all set to
> mark the end of mankind as a species. Or, it is about the modern social
> development and as to how man and nature, contrary to their co-existence
> for millions of years as mutually interconnected and interdependent,
> have suddenly entered on a collision course in modern history, and
> embarked on its eventual and inevitable fallout.
> The concept describing the "degeneration" of Man is inseparable from
> that of the evolution of Man. In truth, people of the modern world have
> been taught to view the history of mankind almost entirely upside- down.
> We speak of "the rise of Man" and assume "the ignorance of ancient
> peoples", when in actual fact nothing could be more the contrary. From a
> more objective point of view, the history of mankind on this Earth has
> apparently been a progressive descent or degeneration; a degeneration
> which appears to have reached it's nadir in exactly this period in which
> we are now living.
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Re: The Degeneration of Mankind         


Author: Don Stockbauer
Date: Nov 18, 2007 09:38

On Nov 18, 5:44 am, Johnmuthukat gmail.com> wrote:
> This is about the sudden and across-the-board degeneration that has
> set in on the species man as a whole in modern history, which is all
> set to mark the end of mankind as a species. Or, it is about the
> modern social development and as to how man and nature, contrary to
> their co-existence for millions of years as mutually interconnected
> and interdependent, have suddenly entered on a collision course in
> modern history, and embarked on its eventual and inevitable fallout.
> The concept describing the "degeneration" of Man is inseparable from
> that of the evolution of Man. In truth, people of the modern world
> have been taught to view the history of mankind almost entirely upside-
> down. We speak of "the rise of Man" and assume "the ignorance of
> ancient peoples", when in actual fact nothing could be more the
> contrary. From a more objective point of view, the history of mankind
> on this Earth has apparently been a progressive descent or
> degeneration; a degeneration which appears to have reached it's nadir
> in exactly this period in which we are now living.
>
> In this respect, I am inviting the attantion of the esteemed members
> of this group to my blogs on: ...
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Re: The Degeneration of Mankind         


Author: tooly
Date: Nov 19, 2007 05:26

"> Nature vs Human
> The basic idea that man and nature were once in harmony but now on a
> collusion course has been a pet peeve of mine for quite some time. To me
> saying such a thing is like saying a lake is on a collusion course with
> water. Separating humans from nature can be a > way to look at < the
> unwise use of human resources or the pollution of the human
> environment but this has nothing at all to do with nature itself which is
> as present in a polluted stream as it is in the one pristine.

You are taking away 'useful' language by using strict logic. Most people
would understand the seperation of humans from nature 'in essence' to mean
simply pathways, as the original state, 'unharmonious'...
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Re: The Degeneration of Mankind         


Author: Johnmuthukat
Date: Nov 19, 2007 05:36

On Nov 19, 3:26 pm, "tooly" bellsouth.net> wrote:
> "> Nature vs Human
>
>> The basic idea that man and nature were once in harmony but now on a
>> collusion course has been a pet peeve of mine for quite some time. To me
>> saying such a thing is like saying a lake is on a collusion course with
>> water. Separating humans from nature can be a > way to look at < the
>> unwise use of human resources or the pollution of the human
>> environment but this has nothing at all to do with nature itself which is
>> as present in a polluted stream as it is in the one pristine.
>
> You are taking away 'useful' language by using strict logic. Most people
> would understand the seperation of humans from nature 'in essence' to mean
> simply pathways, as the original state, 'unharmonious'. Call it symbionism
> of sorts...or some comential kind of relationship humans have with this
> world [or not]. The more we venture away from 'harmony' with this world,
> the more 'unnatural' we have proceeded [as the idea flows]. You mention
> resources, which has many clear examples. The USSR was a political
> experiment that radicalized the economy based in idealism. But it was
> 'unharmonious' to this world and it's nature...and it failed. In fact, the ...
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Re: The Degeneration of Mankind         


Author: Robert Cohen
Date: Nov 19, 2007 19:23

On Nov 19, 8:36 am, Johnmuthukat gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 19, 3:26 pm, "tooly" bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> "> Nature vs Human
>
>>> The basic idea that man and nature were once in harmony but now on a
>>> collusion course has been a pet peeve of mine for quite some time. To me
>>> saying such a thing is like saying a lake is on a collusion course with
>>> water. Separating humans from nature can be a > way to look at < the
>>> unwise use of human resources or the pollution of the human
>>> environment but this has nothing at all to do with nature itself which is
>>> as present in a polluted stream as it is in the one pristine.
>
>> You are taking away 'useful' language by using strict logic. Most people
>> would understand the seperation of humans from nature 'in essence' to mean
>> simply pathways, as the original state, 'unharmonious'. Call it symbionism
>> of sorts...or some comential kind of relationship humans have with this
>> world [or not]. The more we venture away from 'harmony' with this world,
>> the more 'unnatural' we have proceeded [as the idea flows]. You mention
>> resources, which has many clear examples. The USSR was a political ...
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Re: The Degeneration of Mankind         


Author: Robert Cohen
Date: Nov 19, 2007 20:06

On Nov 19, 8:36 am, Johnmuthukat gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 19, 3:26 pm, "tooly" bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> "> Nature vs Human
>
>>> The basic idea that man and nature were once in harmony but now on a
>>> collusion course has been a pet peeve of mine for quite some time. To me
>>> saying such a thing is like saying a lake is on a collusion course with
>>> water. Separating humans from nature can be a > way to look at < the
>>> unwise use of human resources or the pollution of the human
>>> environment but this has nothing at all to do with nature itself which is
>>> as present in a polluted stream as it is in the one pristine.
>
>> You are taking away 'useful' language by using strict logic. Most people
>> would understand the seperation of humans from nature 'in essence' to mean
>> simply pathways, as the original state, 'unharmonious'. Call it symbionism
>> of sorts...or some comential kind of relationship humans have with this
>> world [or not]. The more we venture away from 'harmony' with this world,
>> the more 'unnatural' we have proceeded [as the idea flows]. You mention
>> resources, which has many clear examples. The USSR was a political ...
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