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You DIDN'T capitalize the title! Who the hell do you think you are?!

Er... ahem, anyways, about the whole humanity deal. To be honest with you, it's funny you mentioned this here; I was ruminating this over my mind just the other day. We humans are really pleased with ourselfs and our so-called dominance, but I agree with you. But here's my side of the story: what the hell difference does it make? If one day people decided we are no better than cows, would we have to worship them? Oh wait, they already do that on China, nevermind. My point is, whether we are superior or not, doesn't change a thing.

Now, on to the next issue we go. Well, I'm not people's person, but I take it this is just jealousy, hatred or whatever else towards you. You see, nobody likes to be contradicted. Do you? Me neither. The thing is, some people are a tad touchy about it, so they feel like you have to PAY for such a crime.

So lastly, haven't we all felt squashed under the "what am I doing here" thought? Hell, I felt like that just now. And I came to a realization. For me, do you know what's the meaning of life? To live. Yeah, sounds stupid, but think with me. What the hell else can we do? You can't change the world. Neither can I. Of course some people will every here and there, but that's a one in a million type a deal.

I guess this is a sorta optimistic point of view, but hell, might help anyway. My advice to you is: don't care. But like the wise man used to say, "If advice was a good thing, people wouldn't give them, they would steal them". So I'll leave it up to you wink

Does 'I think my girlfriend is no longer living' equal 'My girlfriend may be dead'?

Because, if that's the case, an obituary might be found to put your mind at ease.

1) I'm not sure whether being able to adapt to something is mightier than changing something to adapt to us. As discussed in another topic, this isn't what separates humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom.

2) I've been in a funk for several weeks now, constantly moldering over the questions concerning life and meaning. It seems that what once was meaningful to me has lost all value and that what once provided satisfaction is no longer satisfactory. I feel extremely lost and empty. I feel like there is no place for me in this world, that I am not able to be of help in any way. I am wasting my life away.

how is over population a good thing how is killing every other creature who ever harmed us a good thing how is flouting the laws of nature a good thing and how does any of that make us smart, were just ******** things up for us in the long run, spending billions on peoples in coma's who never wake up people in pain just stay that way, we don't allow anything to just be we never are satisfied so never are happy, we never relax and were a bunch of whoreish gossip mongers, for the most part i don't like humanity, but there are alot of good things too i just wish all the stupid unsatisfied people would die sometimes they're just annoying... ranting i'll get off this thread now

Humanity is dark, darker than most other species by far. Humans will kill for enjoyment if allowed to. The ability that separates humankind from the animals is the ability to control and the love of that ability. Humans love a feeling of control, and it motivates everything in their lives. For example, if I analyze this action, leaving my opinion; I am leaving my veiw in hopes of controling your veiw on humankind. A human will do anything in his power to have control over something else, but the thing a human likes to control most is another human. A human likes a challenge almost as much as he likes control, and the most challenging thing to control is another human. This is most evident in children. A child will make fun of another child so he can A, control that child's emotions by causing him to be angry (the desired result of taunting) and B, to control the crowd by making them join in the humiliation of the victim. A human does not like to be controled, because it takes away some of his ability to control others.

Perhaps it simply means that the one being taunted has some courage and is standing up for himself?



By whichever means he knows how to use.

Your example seems a bit unclear, though. Situations like this can be explained in a number of ways and as we are missing several variables, I can't be a hundred percent certain that the one I imagine is the right one.



What other reason would you be able to come up with? Eventually, I think, that is the only reason people argue.



*snerks* Mostly? Yes.

Arguing has been turned into an art form. Mastering it is a worthy endeavour as it will be useful in your life. However, that does not mean that anyone who has mastered it will use it for 'worthy causes'.

Much like, when children bully, they (are supposed to) learn the boundaries of the social system. What is allowed, what isn't, how much can I pull off, that kind of thing. As well as teach them how to behave in certain situations, giving them a bigger pool of experiences to draw from when faced with similar or dissimilar situations in the future.

But back to the adults for a moment..

I know that I, at times, am partial to sarcasm, and off-handed comments that upset people (possibly even more, depending on their humour at the time the conversation is started), but I do it because the way I see it, they deserve to hear those things.

To others, it may come across as intentionally baiting a person, but to me, it is simply telling someone the truth and letting them know that what they're doing isn't especially bright.

Generally speaking, that is. I'm only human, so I'm allowed the occasional bad day.. sweatdrop

But, as with all things that humans do together, there is a need to be the best. And one way of testing just how good you are, is by doing things like you mentioned in your post, aaarhus.



I can understand how worry would tear at you, but from what little you have mentioned, it seems like the easy way out, though.

Naturally, you are free to inform me I am overstepping my boundaries, and that I do not, in fact, know everything there is to know as that would drastically change my opinion of your situation, and subsequently tell me to leave the topic alone.