11-04-2021, 07:11 AM
Thank you all for the responses. I was out for a bit.
First things first. I do understand that our first job is to "right our own ship". And in that process, any outpouring of positive energy can be synergistic. I believe this is what you were saying about the Wanderers. However, if I interpret correctly what the Wanderers are, they are individuals who have taken it upon themselves to be these synergistic beacons of light.
That is different from my original post. The organized good guys seem to taken a more laid back approach. You say that they do now view this one existence as that important in the grand scheme. While that may indeed be correct, I could say the same thing about the homeless. Oh, it doesn't matter too much what happens since they will learn from it. Now you can't force ethics or behavior, but you sure can do something to level the playing field. Remove drug dealers, set up rehab clinics, set up CBT centers, etc. These are infrastructures. The bad guys seem to have done a great job of that by manipulating our DNA to make us stupider and live shorter, both aimed at reducing the possibility of our learning within this one life. That is a big infrastructure impediment which, in some small manner, may explain why we are not clamoring for positive intervention.
On that dog tangent, yes, we humans have the capability somewhere in us to grasp universal empathy. However, right now, I would definitely be happy if we could all just live up to the qualities I attributed to dogs - at least the dogs I have known.
Again, thank you for the input since each posted reply allows further reflection - and perhaps more questioning.
First things first. I do understand that our first job is to "right our own ship". And in that process, any outpouring of positive energy can be synergistic. I believe this is what you were saying about the Wanderers. However, if I interpret correctly what the Wanderers are, they are individuals who have taken it upon themselves to be these synergistic beacons of light.
That is different from my original post. The organized good guys seem to taken a more laid back approach. You say that they do now view this one existence as that important in the grand scheme. While that may indeed be correct, I could say the same thing about the homeless. Oh, it doesn't matter too much what happens since they will learn from it. Now you can't force ethics or behavior, but you sure can do something to level the playing field. Remove drug dealers, set up rehab clinics, set up CBT centers, etc. These are infrastructures. The bad guys seem to have done a great job of that by manipulating our DNA to make us stupider and live shorter, both aimed at reducing the possibility of our learning within this one life. That is a big infrastructure impediment which, in some small manner, may explain why we are not clamoring for positive intervention.
On that dog tangent, yes, we humans have the capability somewhere in us to grasp universal empathy. However, right now, I would definitely be happy if we could all just live up to the qualities I attributed to dogs - at least the dogs I have known.
Again, thank you for the input since each posted reply allows further reflection - and perhaps more questioning.