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What Makes Us Human
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What makes us human?
Merely our biology
or do emotions take a part;
is it our pain
our suffering
our optimistic joy
that defines our humanity?
Is it the ability to create
to love unconditionally
to regret and destroy those very things we hold dear?
Is it a consciousness
bestowed upon us by random firings in the brain
or by a God we cannot comprehend?
Is it the ability to look in the mirror and decide to
change the figure reflected back at us?
Is it our motivations
our desires
to be more
(always more)
than we could ever be?
What makes us so unique
so special
so amazingly human?
Philosophers argue
set up answers to a question
we can barely understand.
How can we analyze our biases;
how can we come to a conclusion that isn't tainted
with our human fingerprints?
Merely our biology
or do emotions take a part;
is it our pain
our suffering
our optimistic joy
that defines our humanity?
Is it the ability to create
to love unconditionally
to regret and destroy those very things we hold dear?
Is it a consciousness
bestowed upon us by random firings in the brain
or by a God we cannot comprehend?
Is it the ability to look in the mirror and decide to
change the figure reflected back at us?
Is it our motivations
our desires
to be more
(always more)
than we could ever be?
What makes us so unique
so special
so amazingly human?
Philosophers argue
set up answers to a question
we can barely understand.
How can we analyze our biases;
how can we come to a conclusion that isn't tainted
with our human fingerprints?
Even before I took a philosophy class, this question was always on my mind. Philosophy merely heightened the desire for an answer. Honestly? I think it's all of them. Every little component I mentioned in the poem wrapped together with a pretty little bow is what makes us human. The good, the bad, the happy, the sad. There are times when I am let down by humanity and the evils we create, but then there are times when I see just how beautiful we can truly be.
What do you guys think makes us truly human?
What do you guys think makes us truly human?
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I took a philosophy class once - knowledge vs reality. It made my head spin...
We are human because of what we make of ourselves. Knowlege. Emotion. Self-awareness. Etc. We are who we are because we believe it. If we didn't we'd be something else...
We are human because of what we make of ourselves. Knowlege. Emotion. Self-awareness. Etc. We are who we are because we believe it. If we didn't we'd be something else...