Some ideas come in a flash of inspiration, others evolve over long periods. I guess it depends on where you're standing when the shell hits. Unpredictable, in other words. You may ask; "Why here, why now?" I can only say, "Why not?"

If this thread develops, it might prove to be long, deep, and, maybe controversial. If not, I wouldn't be at all surprised.

In essence, I'm saying that we're not very well tuned in to the consequences of our actions, and that the corollary might be something of an answer. It's been just over 5 years since the planes hit the buildings, and the killing has intensified; nobody has learned a thing. All sides, not just us/them, good guys/bad guys, and so on, but everybody.

Having today said something I've said may times in the past, that there must be something really wrong with society if we can't even cooperate for the most basic of reasons; self interest, a switch sort of clicked in my head. I think that the cause and effect of individual actions and beliefs have a huge cumulative result in the state of our existence. Like skimming a penny from each of several million bank accounts, if you will. Let somebody merge with the traffic, or cut them off, verbalize an insult, or keep our mouths shut, etc.

I've no intention of getting into detail here, that would depend on the interest generated. But think for a moment, what would your life be like if the majority of us refused to contribute to the tension that ultimately results in a punch thrown in anger, a bit of road rage, a nuclear weapon being launched? How would you feel if nobody cared much if you got stoned today or not; live and let live in the simplest terms?

I'm thinking what that idiot pope said the other day, about the moslem philosophy, and wonder how soon the whole thing will come crashing down just because we all were too stupid to see that every action, no matter how small, truly results in a reaction.

Feel free to nail me to a tree, ignore me, or agree and discuss this.

4252
4252 Reviewed by 4252 on . Ethics/911/The butterfly effect/Etc. Some ideas come in a flash of inspiration, others evolve over long periods. I guess it depends on where you're standing when the shell hits. Unpredictable, in other words. You may ask; "Why here, why now?" I can only say, "Why not?" If this thread develops, it might prove to be long, deep, and, maybe controversial. If not, I wouldn't be at all surprised. In essence, I'm saying that we're not very well tuned in to the consequences of our actions, and that the corollary might be something Rating: 5