I blame Hollywood. Three words: Justin Bieber movie. My faith would be restored by...I don't know...a Layton and Wright crossover game. OH WAIT.
To anyone who has 'lost their faith in humanity'
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Why, whats the point of having absolutely no faith in humanity?Wise_Smiling_Panda said:
Personally i believe that man is inherently good, as we always want to be the good guy. Think about it, we try to justify EVERYTHING, no matter what. We cannot enjoy peace of mind without completely believing that what we do is the right thing, hell even hitler believed that he was doing "gods work" and all that shit. Everyone who wishes to actually be the bad guy in the sense that what they do is intentionally wrong and not that their action have been called upon the victims, whomever they might be, by societal wrongdoings or upbringing. Now, i know people do the wrong things in what they believe is right, but the fact of the matter is, we all want to be the good guy, no matter what.
Okay, yeah. For everything that they've done that I favor (i.e. supporting Wikileaks) they've done a million asinine things (i.e. getting Jessi Slaughter's personal information).spartan1077 said:
1. If Radio Shack ceases to exist.
2. If Fox apologizes for cancelling Firefly.
3. If I can write a best selling book. (Half-joking)
2. If Fox apologizes for cancelling Firefly.
3. If I can write a best selling book. (Half-joking)
Hmm, are we talking the extremest view, or simply a view on it? I haven't lost faith in humanity, simply the people around my current residence.
for the second option: Love, ice cream, and beer
for the first option: To kill off anyone lacking common sense would be the first step, you'll have to excuse me as I create a list of what would need be needed to be done.
for the second option: Love, ice cream, and beer
for the first option: To kill off anyone lacking common sense would be the first step, you'll have to excuse me as I create a list of what would need be needed to be done.
faith? what has that got to do with humans? I mean, you wouldn't say that you've lost your faith in crabs or that you've lost your faith in rocks, would you? I guess you could have false expectations, you know, how you think the world should be or how people should act, but the notion of having faith in a vauge idea like humanity is counter intuiative.
faith shouldn't really apply at all. to have faith in something . . . what does that really mean anyway?
faith shouldn't really apply at all. to have faith in something . . . what does that really mean anyway?
Gah, get the feeling my response is gonna sound like gibberish...ah well...here goes.Hyper-space said:
You seriously think that? Well fair enough. Personally though, the ideal state of...err... existence would be one where I am immortal, the world isn't in danger of ending and I can simply observe. So yeah I don't actually want to be the good guy. Or the bad guy. Being alive is pretty fun. Justification for my actions are, to me, pointless. I simply live, observe and do.
Point is, I don't have any particular desire to see humanity become something great, achieve anything in particular or for a heaven to even exist. If any of that happens, great, but I won't have faith in humanity as a whole for any of its actions.
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Just realized what I really wanted to say: you asked me what's the point of not having faith in humanity? That's the crux right there, I don't feel the compulsion to justify anything with a purpose greater than the thing itself. That is fundamentally why I say I'm a Nihilist, and not an Atheist.
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Ehehehehehehe.HG131 said:
OT: I didn't lose it, because I have perspective.
I almost can't wait for Valve to drop the other shoe. It'll screw me too, but it'll be amusing to see so many of the faithful burned.subject_87 said:
What would it take me? Minor, basic changes in human nature. Until then, humanity is a cesspool with a few bright pockets.
How about having people stop acting like pricks all the time? OH WAIT.
Just kidding. I don't know what could bring a person around like that. I'll admit, I'm a bit of a misanthrope, but I like to ignore man's general depravity rather than mull on it.
Just kidding. I don't know what could bring a person around like that. I'll admit, I'm a bit of a misanthrope, but I like to ignore man's general depravity rather than mull on it.
The curing of Cancer for a starter that and the world realizing that fighting over Religion, Race, or Government are completely retarded because at the core all Religions, all Races, and nearly all Governments are the same.
When I saw those Values.com commercials, I thought they had an angle but when I found out they didn't I felt a little bit of faith be restored.