If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin Gregg review – the problem with human intellige

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Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that humankind was “a fantastic animal that has to fulfil one more condition of existence than any other animal”: we have to know why we exist. Justin Gregg, a researcher into animal behaviour and cognition, agrees, describing humankind as “the why specialists” of the natural world. Our need to know the reasons behind the things we see and feel distinguishes us from other animals, who make effective decisions without ever asking why the world is as it is.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...gg-review-the-problem-with-human-intelligence
 
BidenPresident said:
Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that humankind was “a fantastic animal that has to fulfil one more condition of existence than any other animal”: we have to know why we exist. Justin Gregg, a researcher into animal behaviour and cognition, agrees, describing humankind as “the why specialists” of the natural world. Our need to know the reasons behind the things we see and feel distinguishes us from other animals, who make effective decisions without ever asking why the world is as it is.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...gg-review-the-problem-with-human-intelligence
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Why isn’t anyone commenting? This is such a fascinating topic.
 
anonymoose said:
Why isn’t anyone commenting? This is such a fascinating topic.
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I'll tell you why because knowing "why" never genuinely helps and rarely do people want to actually hear "why". Do you think any leftist really wants to know why people hate them so much? No they don't because if they did they would listen but they don't. They dont care "why" conservatives disagree with them they just label them as racist homophobic, blah blah blah.
 
BidenPresident said:
Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that humankind was “a fantastic animal that has to fulfil one more condition of existence than any other animal”: we have to know why we exist. Justin Gregg, a researcher into animal behaviour and cognition, agrees, describing humankind as “the why specialists” of the natural world. Our need to know the reasons behind the things we see and feel distinguishes us from other animals, who make effective decisions without ever asking why the world is as it is.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...gg-review-the-problem-with-human-intelligence
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All you do is post links and cut and pastes of other people's words
 
BidenPresident said:
Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that humankind was “a fantastic animal that has to fulfil one more condition of existence than any other animal”: we have to know why we exist. Justin Gregg, a researcher into animal behaviour and cognition, agrees, describing humankind as “the why specialists” of the natural world. Our need to know the reasons behind the things we see and feel distinguishes us from other animals, who make effective decisions without ever asking why the world is as it is.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...gg-review-the-problem-with-human-intelligence
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I think the need to know "why" is often a hold-over from our "toddler" days.

"Why" is not always a valid question.

"Why do we exist?" Does that REALLY need or even have an answer?

"Why do bad things happen to good people?" Does that really need an explanation?

A lot of the "deeper questions" are essentially meaningless questions without any value. They just make us feel like we are so very deep.
 
Perry Phimosis said:
I think the need to know "why" is often a hold-over from our "toddler" days.

"Why" is not always a valid question.

"Why do we exist?" Does that REALLY need or even have an answer?

"Why do bad things happen to good people?" Does that really need an explanation?

A lot of the "deeper questions" are essentially meaningless questions without any value. They just make us feel like we are so very deep.
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Dumb people think anything they already don't know is not worth investigating.
 
Perry Phimosis said:
I think the need to know "why" is often a hold-over from our "toddler" days.

"Why" is not always a valid question.

"Why do we exist?" Does that REALLY need or even have an answer?

"Why do bad things happen to good people?" Does that really need an explanation?

A lot of the "deeper questions" are essentially meaningless questions without any value. They just make us feel like we are so very deep.
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"Why" is a vaild question.

"Why do we exist?" needs an answer and can have an answer.

Science fundamentalists are very stupid people.
 
BidenPresident said:
Because I can ask it.
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So why do you not think my question about Thrempostulan is "gibberish"? I can ask it, too.

You seem to have no real reason for thinking the question about existence is a valid question, probably because a lot of really smart people in the past have talked about it so you thought it must have some value and you just accepted it.
 
Perry Phimosis said:
So why do you not think my question about Thrempostulan is "gibberish"? I can ask it, too.

You seem to have no real reason for thinking the question about existence is a valid question, probably because a lot of really smart people in the past have talked about it so you thought it must have some value and you just accepted it.
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fuck off cypress/doc dutch
 
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