Comments on: How Our Primitive Human Desires Cause Social Problems http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt’s blog » Blog Archive » The Literature Man. http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-71179 Matt’s blog » Blog Archive » The Literature Man. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:40:50 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/#comment-71179 [...] human is content with the hopes of having the desire met. ” The desire for pleasure” The human body is [...] [...] human is content with the hopes of having the desire met. ” The desire for pleasure” The human body is [...]

]]> By: Buthaina http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-70904 Buthaina Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:41:25 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/#comment-70904 Hi John, I am a black women, Muslim and from Sudan. According to the average worldwide perception these 3 make me ignorant (or at least less knowledgable) and prone to extremist behaviour. But worst of all, people would think that I do not accept (or at least dissaprove of) 'Western' culture. I have felt this when travelling around. The truth is totally contradictive. I believe that learning about and experiencing other societies is in itself a "constructive form of excitement" that leads to a better perception of both yourself and others. I comment 'If you would do your share to improve society, seek to understand the world through open-mindedness and investigation'. This will make a BIG difference to millions like me! Thank you for this post, it means a lot for people like me Hi John,
I am a black women, Muslim and from Sudan. According to the average worldwide perception these 3 make me ignorant (or at least less knowledgable) and prone to extremist behaviour. But worst of all, people would think that I do not accept (or at least dissaprove of) ‘Western’ culture. I have felt this when travelling around.
The truth is totally contradictive. I believe that learning about and experiencing other societies is in itself a “constructive form of excitement” that leads to a better perception of both yourself and others.
I comment ‘If you would do your share to improve society, seek to understand the world through open-mindedness and investigation’. This will make a BIG difference to millions like me!
Thank you for this post, it means a lot for people like me

]]> By: Alex http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-70797 Alex Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:28:25 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/#comment-70797 It is possible to change human nature, to evolve to the point where the primitive brain is not needed anymore to lead a happy productive harmless life. It, Being responsible for producing instinctual passions (desire, fear, nurture and aggression) and our physical response to them has led humanity to survive for millennia, but is also the cause for all the murder, torture, rape, war, domestic violence, substance abuse etc... that one sees in the real world today. When human beings evolved to the point of reflection, we intellectually realized what these instincts were causing and, being the well meaning race we are, created a higher self to combat our "primitive self". As I am sure most of us have learned, fighting only begets more fighting. If one really wants to change the world for the better like I see in most of my fellow human beings faces today, all one needs to do is change oneself. In my experience, studying and intellectually understanding my emotions has led me to realize that they only manifest in response to my beliefs. I believe what is right or wrong, good or bad, and am naturally offended when I am wronged. Through facing my beliefs in what is true head on and seeing them for what they are (not fact, but simply a fervent wish for something to be true) I am able to rid my psyche of these beliefs (or rather the particular belief I am concentrating on). By doing this however, my 'ego' as well as my 'soul' become increasingly insubstantial in my everyday life experience. And living each moment (not as an ego or soul, but as a simple sensate experience) as my human body, not as someone living through this human body as if it were a vehicle, I increasingly appraise each moment of being alive as perfect. Without my ego or soul to cause its mischief, I live in a state of happiness and harmlessness most of the time, with no sorrow or malice in existence. It is possible to change human nature, to evolve to the point where the primitive brain is not needed anymore to lead a happy productive harmless life. It, Being responsible for producing instinctual passions (desire, fear, nurture and aggression) and our physical response to them has led humanity to survive for millennia, but is also the cause for all the murder, torture, rape, war, domestic violence, substance abuse etc… that one sees in the real world today. When human beings evolved to the point of reflection, we intellectually realized what these instincts were causing and, being the well meaning race we are, created a higher self to combat our “primitive self”. As I am sure most of us have learned, fighting only begets more fighting.

If one really wants to change the world for the better like I see in most of my fellow human beings faces today, all one needs to do is change oneself.

In my experience, studying and intellectually understanding my emotions has led me to realize that they only manifest in response to my beliefs. I believe what is right or wrong, good or bad, and am naturally offended when I am wronged. Through facing my beliefs in what is true head on and seeing them for what they are (not fact, but simply a fervent wish for something to be true) I am able to rid my psyche of these beliefs (or rather the particular belief I am concentrating on). By doing this however, my ‘ego’ as well as my ’soul’ become increasingly insubstantial in my everyday life experience. And living each moment (not as an ego or soul, but as a simple sensate experience) as my human body, not as someone living through this human body as if it were a vehicle, I increasingly appraise each moment of being alive as perfect. Without my ego or soul to cause its mischief, I live in a state of happiness and harmlessness most of the time, with no sorrow or malice in existence.

]]> By: R JOHN SANKARA RAO http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-70488 R JOHN SANKARA RAO Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:01:41 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/#comment-70488 Happiness without 'side effects' comes only from God who is the Creator of this Universe. All Human beings need to have connected to Him and know His heart and follow it. Sometimes it may be painful but ends with joy,peace,happiness without any side effects. Happiness without ’side effects’ comes only from God who is the Creator of this Universe. All Human beings need to have connected to Him and know His heart and follow it. Sometimes it may be painful but ends with joy,peace,happiness without any side effects.

]]> By: farouk http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-69569 farouk Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:16:11 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-primitive-human-desires-cause-social-problems/#comment-69569 but i think there are some ways of making yourself happy that has no bad consequences , at least if done in the right time (not at work :) ) but i think there are some ways of making yourself happy that has no bad consequences , at least if done in the right time (not at work :) )

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