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Oct. 14th, 2004 08:02 pmI went to Chapters in search of graphic novels and returned with a Sci-Fi novel and issue 141 of Sonic the Hedgehog. Go figure.
I shouldn't walk around while half-sick, 'cause I get strange ideas. Like, the whole creationism veruses evolution thing. Not to ruffle up any feathers, but the general theories in both cases make no sense for one reason.
Creationisn says we were created by God. If this is the case, we should have locked in our brains the knowledge of our creator, because that's the reason for our existance.
Evolution says we were created through a long process of changing and development. If this is the case, we should be able to recall the learned skills of all those who came before, because it's the reason for our existance.
How come we have memories of neither? We don't seem to know exactly why we exist or how to exist. Animals have knowledge of their existence basically built in. Our kitten caught a mouse when I was home for Thanksgiving. When she left her mother she wasn't old enough to have learned this from training. It was built in knowledge. Studies have shown that many dogs are born with the ability to read human social cues.
Why can't we access this select area of own brains? Have we become aware of it and has it turned itself off? We do some things without thinking, like breathing, but what about everything else? The average human is depends on their parents much longer than other animals. The skills aren't there! I'm 21 and still getting educated and still don't understand the whole world. I could survive some time in the middle of nowhere, but I lack the skills to live for a long time. It's like humans have been stripped of all their built-in abilities at birth.
There's got to be somehow to access this "perfect knowledge", but I'll be darned if I knew how. If we could, it would settle many debates. I have my own beliefs why the knowledge appears to be stripped out, but I don't like dragging in my personal church-related nonsense here. :-P
I shouldn't walk around while half-sick, 'cause I get strange ideas. Like, the whole creationism veruses evolution thing. Not to ruffle up any feathers, but the general theories in both cases make no sense for one reason.
Creationisn says we were created by God. If this is the case, we should have locked in our brains the knowledge of our creator, because that's the reason for our existance.
Evolution says we were created through a long process of changing and development. If this is the case, we should be able to recall the learned skills of all those who came before, because it's the reason for our existance.
How come we have memories of neither? We don't seem to know exactly why we exist or how to exist. Animals have knowledge of their existence basically built in. Our kitten caught a mouse when I was home for Thanksgiving. When she left her mother she wasn't old enough to have learned this from training. It was built in knowledge. Studies have shown that many dogs are born with the ability to read human social cues.
Why can't we access this select area of own brains? Have we become aware of it and has it turned itself off? We do some things without thinking, like breathing, but what about everything else? The average human is depends on their parents much longer than other animals. The skills aren't there! I'm 21 and still getting educated and still don't understand the whole world. I could survive some time in the middle of nowhere, but I lack the skills to live for a long time. It's like humans have been stripped of all their built-in abilities at birth.
There's got to be somehow to access this "perfect knowledge", but I'll be darned if I knew how. If we could, it would settle many debates. I have my own beliefs why the knowledge appears to be stripped out, but I don't like dragging in my personal church-related nonsense here. :-P
