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In reply to the discussion: "The planet does not need more successful people" [View all]Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)3. Unimportant in one sense - mortal, brief, forgotten
Your perspective is your own, but I wouldn't call it the "proper"
one. It's entirely different from mine, and therefore not proper
at all.
If you recognize the capacity of your own heart and intelligence,
surely you can see that we are more than "a minute little
experiment."
Can you marvel at the amazing complexity of your own body,
not to mention your consciousness? This life, and each of us
in it, is constantly changing, constantly unfolding, & wondrous.
It's about while we are here, not whether we'll be here forever.
We know we won't. Even if our descendents survive we'll be
gone. But while we're here: we are not nothing, not by a
long shot.
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I would take you more seriously if you knew what I was referring to when I said homo sapiens sapiens
Cary
Jun 2012
#7
A discussion board is an excellent opportunity to improve the quality of communication skills.
Voice for Peace
Jun 2012
#35
I told you that I thought you expressed yourself well, which you dismissed I think as an
Voice for Peace
Jun 2012
#37
Then why the need to insult other peoples' comprehension and understanding of science?
antigone382
Jun 2012
#38
For all there is to know and understand about the universe, our world, and ourselves
FrodosPet
Jun 2012
#39