I saw this quote today and thought it more applicable to the human condition.
The quote youāre referring to is by Noam Chomsky, and it goes like this:
"How people themselves perceive what they are doing is not a question that interests me. I mean, there are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, āThat person I see is a savage monsterā; instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do."12
This quote reflects Chomskyās views on self-perception and justification of actions. It suggests that people often create narratives or justifications to avoid confronting uncomfortable truths about themselves. Itās a powerful commentary on human nature and self-deception.
I agree. I think weāre all immeasurably valuable and the proof of that is in the beauty of each person
Truer words canāt be spoken lol :), @POET
In Gods eyes we are all inherently worthy. Christianity has been very positive for me
Maybe on a spiritual plane, but in this hard world we often have to treat people differently and assign them different worths. We do need to work to protect the dignity of everyone, though.
From all the support I get to help me deal with SZ I feel I am worth a lot to those that are helping me. They are loving me as they love themselves.
I guess economists, actuaries, and insurance people know. I guess Paris Hiltonās dog is worth more than me.
Taylor Swiftās legs, and J-Loās ass are worth more than most people in terms of money lol. I mean thereās a difference between monetary value and inherent worth, I guess.
Tbh I still donāt really understand the inherent worth. Like how is it that a mass murderer has as much value as letās say mother Theresa.
What do you guys think, logically speaking
I do believe in equality in inherent worth but I donāt fully understand it yet.
I donāt believe in that Zoe. That is bad thinking imo.
An object or objectification is bad. It sounds like nihilism at itās worst!
Just my 2 cents.
Could you elaborate because I donāt understand what you mean?
I really donāt know. But you should look at your own morality and morals because Mother Teresa had issues but she was much nicer and better than a murdererā¦I mean I believe murder is wrong and I believe in God and follow the rules and believe different things than you or most people. I think everyone is equal in a sense, but some people are better than others, I guessā¦
I tend to think sociopaths and psychopaths lack boundaries, empathy, and hurt others.
They tend to not consider rules or consequences, and furthermore, tend to view humans or people no differently than objects.
A nihilist is someone that doesnāt care or believes in nothing. That all meaning and everything is relative or abstract and there is no right and wrong, etc.
Iām not really educated enough on philosophy or anything.
I mean some people believe weird stuff. I generally avoid and donāt like people anymore.
You donāt like ppl anymore? Oh thatās kinda sad. Lol.
Comes with the territory of paranoid schizophrenia, I guess. I mean I have irrational fears and stuff.
How many people has AI killed again? Who created the AI, again?
How many people died under communism and Nazism? I mean they say 'humans are the most dangerous animal" more so than bears, cougars, and lions and tigers lol.
Everytime I turn on local news or watch the news, I get paranoid and scaredā¦
I just do my own thing and try not to piss off my boss (Jimmy).
Sorry to hear that. It sounds really stressful especially cos the news really is reality too
I try to focus on the Positive in the world but Iām completely aware thereās also ā ā ā ā ā ā ā madness going on and yes, itās terrifying.
Lmao
Jimmy rules innit. Itās pretty obvious the cat always makes it clear who is boss
I donāt know why the news focuses on conflicts. I stopped watching it
They were both born with the same worth. One probably thought he was worth more then everyone and became psychologically corrupt. Maybe from watching too much news. Maybe from lack of guidance and monitoring. Maybe we all need to be psychologically evaluated every six months. We should all be evaluated for suicidal and homicidal concepts. Probably believe others had no worth.
The other probably was guided and monitored better in some way. And was a female who are less likely to kill. Maybe hormonal like testosterone and estrogen differences. Also probably believed everyone was worth something in some equalitive way.