Wonder Planet
Have you ever wondered why we react to things the way we do? Yes there are differences between each and every one of us but there are some commonalities among human beings as a mammalian group. Just like there are commonalities among dogs, cats and other groups. Call it evolution or intelligent design or religious belief, the fact remains that we, as humans (I don’t wish to include the Israelis in this category of mammals) act in certain ways that society has influenced, directed or expects of us. If we were to remove society and let a human baby grow without intervention, it would be a very different world. I still think that there would be commonalities among humans independent of societal influence.
Lets forget all the geography lessons in high school that praised the earth to be the only planets with machinery to support most forms of life and that this was the place that made every invention in the universe possible and that the marriage of natural beauty and man-made technology is something that can never be accomplished in any other planet in any other galaxy. Screw them who claim there is insurmountable evidence of a lack of existence if life in any other part of the universe. It’s sad that planetarium and museum committees in the United States have to market their research by calling on Hollywood artists like Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford to give credibility lessons in an entertaining manner just to attract audience and to make them believe that there is something other than the earth out there. Shew!!! Now let’s step back a little -
In order to study the natural characteristics of humans, I studied animals and their behavioral patterns with and without societal influence. Not surprisingly, they have very similar instincts that humans do in the most basic needs. For example, with a bowl of food and three domestic cats, there are several possible outcomes.
a. If one or two of the cats is more powerful than the other, then the weaker doesn’t have much of a say.
b. If all three cats are equally powerful, then its survival of the fastest eater.
c. If one cat is not interested in the food, then he/she is probably sick.
d. If two cats are not interested in the food then they are probably focusing on something more important.
e. If none of the cats are interested in the food, then chances are that the food you served is crap.
If the cats were feral, then they would all fight for the food no matter what crap is found in the ground. And this is not just wrt food as is true with humans too. Although, we really don’t have feral humans, Israelis might be the best match for that category as they have clearly exemplified their qualities within the past few weeks’ events. Of course, no body knows the reason behind their feral act even to this date, including them. Instincts, is what I call it modestly.
The same is probably true with religion too. People who follow a certain religion have many things in common. For example, the Shiites hate the Sunnis. Both those groups hate the Kurds. The three groups hate the Christians who hate the hindus and Buddhists and Jains. Every group in the world hates the jews who happen to hate themselves too.
With so many things in common within groups yet so many differences between us makes the world a complicated place to not only understand but also live. As it is, it’s hard to understand science and truth. Understanding social science adds various degrees of complexity since it involves people and their biases and emotions. This is why I have taken the easier route of studying science. It’s much easier to come up with theories and hypotheses about why the heart is behaving the way it is or why people die of heart diseases and why we need exercise. Astronomers probably got sick of studying the earth that they started exploring if the world outside would be a better place to live. Even of there is 60% Nitrogen and 10% oxygen, they would probably risk the trip and see if it’s safer out there.
The way, at which the present scenario is moving in the world, we would probably die from the fear of being hit or attacked rather than a rise in cholesterol levels. Although, being without TV for one day can make an enormous difference to your life. You don’t have to listen to Lou Dobb’s theory on immigration that he has not changed in the last year and continues to say the same in different words. I usually don’t listen to him talk but today while I was working out at the gym, the TV in front of my machine happened to show CNN and I was unfortunately forced to listen to him while I was working out. But there was a positive outcome out of it, I was able to get to my target heart rate of 168 beats per minute within 3 minutes, thanks to Lou Dobbs. It’s amazing how a person can tell the same thing over and over, five hours a week for an entire year. He does tweak the words a little bit and brings in new guests once in a while like Bill O Reilly, to authenticate his theories!
Not to sound too pessimistic, I must say that we have a lot to offer this environment. So I have found my new passion – astronomy.
Lets forget all the geography lessons in high school that praised the earth to be the only planets with machinery to support most forms of life and that this was the place that made every invention in the universe possible and that the marriage of natural beauty and man-made technology is something that can never be accomplished in any other planet in any other galaxy. Screw them who claim there is insurmountable evidence of a lack of existence if life in any other part of the universe. It’s sad that planetarium and museum committees in the United States have to market their research by calling on Hollywood artists like Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford to give credibility lessons in an entertaining manner just to attract audience and to make them believe that there is something other than the earth out there. Shew!!! Now let’s step back a little -
In order to study the natural characteristics of humans, I studied animals and their behavioral patterns with and without societal influence. Not surprisingly, they have very similar instincts that humans do in the most basic needs. For example, with a bowl of food and three domestic cats, there are several possible outcomes.
a. If one or two of the cats is more powerful than the other, then the weaker doesn’t have much of a say.
b. If all three cats are equally powerful, then its survival of the fastest eater.
c. If one cat is not interested in the food, then he/she is probably sick.
d. If two cats are not interested in the food then they are probably focusing on something more important.
e. If none of the cats are interested in the food, then chances are that the food you served is crap.
If the cats were feral, then they would all fight for the food no matter what crap is found in the ground. And this is not just wrt food as is true with humans too. Although, we really don’t have feral humans, Israelis might be the best match for that category as they have clearly exemplified their qualities within the past few weeks’ events. Of course, no body knows the reason behind their feral act even to this date, including them. Instincts, is what I call it modestly.
The same is probably true with religion too. People who follow a certain religion have many things in common. For example, the Shiites hate the Sunnis. Both those groups hate the Kurds. The three groups hate the Christians who hate the hindus and Buddhists and Jains. Every group in the world hates the jews who happen to hate themselves too.
With so many things in common within groups yet so many differences between us makes the world a complicated place to not only understand but also live. As it is, it’s hard to understand science and truth. Understanding social science adds various degrees of complexity since it involves people and their biases and emotions. This is why I have taken the easier route of studying science. It’s much easier to come up with theories and hypotheses about why the heart is behaving the way it is or why people die of heart diseases and why we need exercise. Astronomers probably got sick of studying the earth that they started exploring if the world outside would be a better place to live. Even of there is 60% Nitrogen and 10% oxygen, they would probably risk the trip and see if it’s safer out there.
The way, at which the present scenario is moving in the world, we would probably die from the fear of being hit or attacked rather than a rise in cholesterol levels. Although, being without TV for one day can make an enormous difference to your life. You don’t have to listen to Lou Dobb’s theory on immigration that he has not changed in the last year and continues to say the same in different words. I usually don’t listen to him talk but today while I was working out at the gym, the TV in front of my machine happened to show CNN and I was unfortunately forced to listen to him while I was working out. But there was a positive outcome out of it, I was able to get to my target heart rate of 168 beats per minute within 3 minutes, thanks to Lou Dobbs. It’s amazing how a person can tell the same thing over and over, five hours a week for an entire year. He does tweak the words a little bit and brings in new guests once in a while like Bill O Reilly, to authenticate his theories!
Not to sound too pessimistic, I must say that we have a lot to offer this environment. So I have found my new passion – astronomy.
posted by Mt. Heaven at 3:43 PM
1 Comments:
Lou Dobbs calling on Bill O Reily to authenticate his theories?
Thats like the Israel calling on Hitler to authenticate the mass murders they did in Lebanon!
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