Equation
"The more withered the reality, the more gigantic and tyrannical the dream."- writer Mary Gaitskill in her novel "Veronica"
posted by Lizzie @ 3:55 PM
Monday, October 10, 2005
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- Name: Lizzie
- Location: New York, New York, United States
With what other than condemnation is a person with any moral sense supposed to respond to a system in which the ultimate purpose in life is to be better than your neighbor at getting genes into the future generations, in which those successful genes provide the message that instructs the development of the next generation, in which that message is always "exploit your environment, including your friends and relatives, so as to maximize our (genes') success," in which the closest thing to a golden rule is "don't cheat, unless it is likely to provide a net benefit"? - G.C. Williams The system he describes is natural selection, and most living, feeling beings are its victims. The impact of natural selection on our lives should be thought about, and combatted. I am interested in integrating insights from biology into how we think about life, and civilization. Love and education are our tools to resist the tragic impact of natural selection on the world (and traditional cultures and religions everywhere).
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