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Originally Posted by Steiger
The "why" or for what purpose, is always subjectively defined. Value, purpose, importance, significance, etc, is determined by the individual. Of course that may be based on any number of factors such as, proper nutrition, genetic abnormalities, trauma, chemical imbalances, environmental conditions, political views, belief systems, etc. Primarily you have the physical or biological system which effects the emotional system which in turn effects the psychological system which then interacts with the sociological and environmental systems. A feedback loop is created from the environment to the individual. I suppose I'm ranting.
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You can’t possibly list every variable that contributes to the ‘why’ behind each thought or action. I think, still, that the answer is much closer to our primitive natures than within our political parties.
We are selfish apes and self-preservation is always going to be our first response. The answer of why we do that which we do is going to lay between an unequal range of selfishness (again, self-preservation) and altruism, with the former usually predominant.
And then there are Heroes. Not the people who, e.g., sacrifice for their progeny, because that’s a selfish preservation of their personal legacy. I think that I might be a Hero. I don’t buy the lie that Heroes are brave! Heroes are trying to crawl back into their mother’s wombs. To be born again.
I think that if self-preservation is assured, man turns to our next primitive natural instinct, pleasure. From there, it’s every man for himself.
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