Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Do I Happen To Be a Humanist?

Am I a humanist? The first question to ask is, “What is a humanist?” Humanism is defined as a system of thought based on the interests and ideals of humankind. But what does that mean? It means that the center of this thought is the individual… right?

Is this question asking, “Am I all for the human?” If that’s the case, then I would say no. No, because I am not for humans, they have demoted themselves so badly, I don’t think they can bring themselves up again. We humans have done so much harm to the world we live in. I do believe that the negative effects can be fixed, but we will not do so. Even with all of the environmental groups we have, we still will not change anything about the things we do to this planet. And if we find a way to live on another planet, like Mars, we will do the same thing to it too. Humans are unworthy of being the center of anything. That’s precisely why I find the geocentric view of the world very entertaining. Humans think they are so great, and in a way we are, but that can never be even with the bad we do. People are losers. I'm not specifying anyone in particular, but the whole human race is losers. And don’t give me that whole, “isn’t the human race made of individuals?” As true as that may be, I'm not talking about the individual, I'm talking about the society. I guess my refusing to talk about the individual shows I'm not a humanist, correct?

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