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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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Religion maybe?
We would be better off without that, it has caused more harm than good, imo.
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06-02-2018, 05:44 PM
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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Religion maybe?
If you listen to her essay that is exactly what she says, to start with...that all the great religions have giving at their core, but for very different reasons. Fascinating. I wonder if it's possible to get a transcript of her essay...
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06-02-2018, 05:46 PM
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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If you listen to her essay that is exactly what she says, to start with...that all the great religions have giving at their core, but for very different reasons. Fascinating. I wonder if it's possible to get a transcript of her essay...
I couldn't get it up.
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06-02-2018, 05:48 PM
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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I couldn't get it up.
wrong thread!
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06-02-2018, 05:49 PM
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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I couldn't get it up.
Have you got Google?
Just Google bbc radio2 jeremy vine on being human
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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We would be better off without that, it has caused more harm than good, imo.
I agree with you. I have nothing against it except that it has always caused problems. I can't think of anything similar regarding animals though.
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06-02-2018, 05:50 PM
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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So what do YOU think makes us Human?
I'd say it's empathy; the ability to put yourself into another's shoes and feel for them.

That's the positive.
The negative is .... of all the species on the planet we have, presumably the ability to rationalise, 'use our brains instead of instinct' to assess the cause and effect of any of our actions ...
This enables us to justify war and murder.
On balance .. we're a pretty ugly animal really.

And next I shall to try think of something jolly and uplifting to say.
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06-02-2018, 05:53 PM
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Ah... the ability to learn to recognise cause and effect.

But then you can train dogs and rats that way...
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06-02-2018, 05:54 PM
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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Have you got Google?
Just Google bbc radio2 jeremy vine on being human
My virus thingy doesn't like it for some reason.
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06-02-2018, 05:57 PM
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Re: What, in your opinion, makes us Human?

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My virus thingy doesn't like it for some reason.
Try this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05x96hv#play
 
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