The question: are we biologically determined to function a certain way or are we simply products of our environment? Or better yet, are we a compilation of both?
"If God really existed it would be necessary to abolish him."
personally I would say a combination of both. Our life experiences form who we become, and in some cases we can be genetically predisposed to certain traits(I.E. alchoholism).
just my take.
"The fear of death is merely the fear of living. One must overcome their fears to truly live." DOC
Biological determinism is possibly one perspective that I might be hinting at, i.e. the Machiavellian point of view. Another possibility is the view presented in Mutual Aid by Kropotkin.
"If God really existed it would be necessary to abolish him."
Originally posted by Nihilis: The question: are we biologically determined to function a certain way or are we simply products of our environment? Or better yet, are we a compilation of both?
And just where exactly you end and the environment starts?
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That's up for the individual to decide on an arbitrary level. Is there a beginning? Is there an end? Or has it always been? It all depends from what junction you analyze and interpret the situation, i.e. invigilate the concept and its implications in the process of transformation.
(p.s. Coffee, I found a website you might like Try Radicaljack.com They have great t-s)
"If God really existed it would be necessary to abolish him."
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It's not necessarily the t-shirts that might interest you, but rather the plethora of revolutionaries that are listed on that site If it wasn't for that site, I probably would never have been introduced to Thomas Sankara...what a shame that would have been.
"If God really existed it would be necessary to abolish him."
Both like most of us say. The enviorment pushes the personality of a human, so one can not be without the other.
We are all taught to fear death, yet death is not the taker of life, just the receiver. The ticking of the clock draws us near. Time is death, and it shall take.
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Originally posted by Nihilis: It's not necessarily the t-shirts that might interest you, but rather the plethora of revolutionaries that are listed on that site If it wasn't for that site, I probably would never have been introduced to Thomas Sankara...what a shame that would have been.
Ah. In that regard the site is quite representative, yes.
~~~~~~~ CoffeeOwl
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If it wasn't for that site, I probably would never have been introduced to Thomas Sankara...what a shame that would have been.
