When you consider that the prime goal for most lifeforms is to live long enough to reproduce, do you ever think it's impressive that we are able to 'overwrite' those core commands? Deny having children and, kill ourselves?
I guess the pro-lifers/ anti-choicers would have us believe that it is illness or mental deficiency that enables us to do this. Maybe anti-natilism is more accepted as a reasoned out choice now but, I doubt suicide is so much.
Do you ever wonder when the first suicide was? I think only a very small handful of animals have been known to kill themselves. Mainly those held in captivity- which is no small wonder really.
Is that why we kill ourselves a lot of the time do you suppose? Because humankind is effectively held in captivity? So many choices are made for us. We kind of have to live in 'enclosures' a lot of the time to survive. Our lives aren't very natural.
How 'natural' and animal-like do you suppose humans still are? Surely, things like antinatilism and suicide mark a departure from the natural order.
In a way, homosexuality is another contentious topic. Kind of off topic but, I find it interesting. There is homosexuality in the wild. However- obviously, it doesn't produce offspring which is surely the purpose of expending valuable energy in the wild. I think it establishes connections/ relationships though so- maybe it's that. But, it can't be termed 'unnatural' if it happens in the wild. (Not saying I think it's unnatural but I know some people consider it that.)
Maybe all these things mark a parting from nature though. The pro-lifers may blaim mental illness. (Even homosexuality was classed as mental illness at some point.) Still- illness is temporary presumably. Surely our capacity to be able to want to kill ourselves, not have children, reject our biology marks a parting from nature.
Still, evolution is a natural force and, we've surely built this capacity via evolution so- in that sense, it is a 'natural' part of what we are. Any thoughts?
I guess the pro-lifers/ anti-choicers would have us believe that it is illness or mental deficiency that enables us to do this. Maybe anti-natilism is more accepted as a reasoned out choice now but, I doubt suicide is so much.
Do you ever wonder when the first suicide was? I think only a very small handful of animals have been known to kill themselves. Mainly those held in captivity- which is no small wonder really.
Is that why we kill ourselves a lot of the time do you suppose? Because humankind is effectively held in captivity? So many choices are made for us. We kind of have to live in 'enclosures' a lot of the time to survive. Our lives aren't very natural.
How 'natural' and animal-like do you suppose humans still are? Surely, things like antinatilism and suicide mark a departure from the natural order.
In a way, homosexuality is another contentious topic. Kind of off topic but, I find it interesting. There is homosexuality in the wild. However- obviously, it doesn't produce offspring which is surely the purpose of expending valuable energy in the wild. I think it establishes connections/ relationships though so- maybe it's that. But, it can't be termed 'unnatural' if it happens in the wild. (Not saying I think it's unnatural but I know some people consider it that.)
Maybe all these things mark a parting from nature though. The pro-lifers may blaim mental illness. (Even homosexuality was classed as mental illness at some point.) Still- illness is temporary presumably. Surely our capacity to be able to want to kill ourselves, not have children, reject our biology marks a parting from nature.
Still, evolution is a natural force and, we've surely built this capacity via evolution so- in that sense, it is a 'natural' part of what we are. Any thoughts?
