tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post8517081037795505281..comments2023-10-10T05:17:55.737-07:00Comments on Crushed By Ingsoc: My QuestionCrushedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-62034227170338664342009-01-15T02:44:00.000-08:002009-01-15T02:44:00.000-08:00You're talking of utopia. I remember one of &q...You're talking of utopia. I remember one of "The Next Generations" startrek episodes where several twentieth century cryogenically frozen people were rescued and defrosted :)<br><br>One of the party wanted to watch TV whereupon he was informed that there was no TV anymore. <br><br>He asked what everyone did with their spare time. <br><br>The answer Picard gave him was that, material want was a thing of the past and that their whole lives were spent on self improvement.<br><br>Even in their utopian ideal there are aliens bent on greed and destruction.<br><br>I think the world will always have both sides, good and evil. It will always have the "peace & love" groups and conversely will always have groups bent on "murder & hatred". <br><br>It's the balance that's found in everything. <br><br>Sometimes we don't realise the good in ourselves until we are faced with evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-6583377896208846012009-01-15T06:08:00.000-08:002009-01-15T06:08:00.000-08:00I'm not sure the question matters as to whether yo...I'm not sure the question matters as to whether you will affect the world or not. It matters whether you will affect you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-66378519330500403982009-01-15T17:28:00.000-08:002009-01-15T17:28:00.000-08:00These are interesting questions. I'm not sure it's...These are interesting questions. I'm not sure it's inevitable that humans will evolve to unconditional love. There appears to much competitiveness in not just us, but all species. Because things tend to continually evolve - never ceasing the process - this means certain characteristics are always winning out over others, becoming more attractive or adaptive, to what conditions we can hardly predict as it will involve evolution of everything else in the universe. I just don't see competitiveness being bred out. <br><br>That said, creativity is an offshoot of competitveness. A positive. But things will usually be evaluated as good or worthwhile or not. Maybe that won't happen, that all things will be seen as beautiful, all creations by any artisan equal. But that seems.... Pointless. Would anyone know what to strive for? Do we need to have an idea if greatness (and therefore a concept of inferiority) to have something to strive for?<br><br>Sorry. Now I just have more questions. I find the older I get, the more I learn, the more I realize I do not know and the more that I will likely never know. But I am also getting more comfortable in the abstract.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-46555176444627909412009-01-15T17:31:00.000-08:002009-01-15T17:31:00.000-08:00Hello Fantasy Writer Guy!My, you boys are wordy on...Hello Fantasy Writer Guy!<br>My, you boys are wordy on this blog. :) <br>What you wrote is food for thought. Firstly, if you are really discarding all you possess and throwing your fate to the kindness of strangers...then...WOW! Good for you. To even entertain an idea like that is astounding to me - given this day and age of cushiness. Western civilizations seem to be based on self centered gratification. The mentality being - How can I feel really good with the least amount of discomfort and effort while using the least amount of resources possible? I think what you are about to do will be an excellent experience. Even if you end up deciding it was a mistake...think of what you'll see! I do worry for your safety though...you should have some sort of emergency plan in place-yes?<br><br>As for the rest, I think you will positively touch individuals. And at the same time someone else is negatively working against you - forever keeping the world in a state of conflict. Man's existence is a farce. This world is full of idiots. I think it is luck that has kept us from extinction, and everybody's luck runs out sometime. <br><br>I did enjoy reading what you wrote though. I really thought about the things you said...so I thank you for that, and it is a pleasure to meet you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-11709606004083214512009-01-15T23:29:00.000-08:002009-01-15T23:29:00.000-08:00I figure you don't need to live a simple monk-like...I figure you don't need to live a simple monk-like existence to do good or be kind to people and spread goodness.<br><br>Check it out with the charities, but generally you need money to do many types of good works.<br><br>Better just to measure how you behave towards people than wear sack cloth and ashes, That's a bit like saying "Look at me! I am so much better than the rest of you lot."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-90168211145222525892009-01-16T11:04:00.000-08:002009-01-16T11:04:00.000-08:00You are right in your assessment of art and creati...You are right in your assessment of art and creativity having evolved a bit like the peacock's tail, in some respects.<br><br>The current theory is that they evolved because they prove the possessor of such traits is so viable, he can AFFORD to be artistic.<br><br>In a sense, certain character types ARE 'repeating irregularities'. But in different circumstances differing irregularities become favoured. The development of the human mind seems to be driven by irregularities which allow the possessor to greater comprehend and cobceptualise in a way that ultimately allows for more efficient living.<br><br>I think 'love' so called will evol;ve to be stronger, because it follows our evolving development towards a collective species. and evolution favours collectivity as more efficient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-65452249520637922332009-01-16T19:24:00.000-08:002009-01-16T19:24:00.000-08:00Sue, I remember that episode. If memory serves, t...Sue, I remember that episode. If memory serves, they wanted to watch <i>Gilligan's Island</i>.<br><br>Fantasy Writer Guy, Utopia literally means "nowhere." I don't think it's possible to build a utopian society because people have different needs and desires. What's paradise for one, is worse than hell for another. What's worse, a lot of societies esigned as utopias turned into horrific totalitarian states (e.g. the Soviet Union). <br><br>Perhaps the social goal isn't to make things perfect, but rather to make things livable. Failing that, perhaps the goal should be Failing more slowly, or more comfortably for as many people as you can make it so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com