We are material beings. To be specific, we are composed of carbon based biological composites with vital electro-chemical features. Compared to the other sentient and non-sentient biologics that we know of on this planet, we have a relatively large and complex brain. It is our brain, with its electro-chemical activity, that synthesizes self-awareness and intelligence such as we might possess. Our appearance, both in form and function, and our personality, both reserved and exhibited, are exclusive fields of our biological components.
We are symbionts in a limited partnership. We need this planet, and by extension the universe. This planet and the universe do not need us. We might be defined as parasites but for our few negligible contributions to the relationship. Were our species to become extinct there would be virtually no noteworthy consequence except to us.Our intelligence is limited and specific; we comprehend only particular subject matters in specific formats. We are not good at thinking outside the boxes; there are boxes we don’t even know exist.
Our innate concern for personal survival takes the practical form of a morbid fear of death; other than food, shelter and sexual intercourse, which can be seen as related nonetheless, this pathogenic fear is our primary operational motif. It functions as our survival instinct but also under the guise of greed, bigotry, violence and all forms of man’s inhumanity to man as well as in the vast majority of other, less obvious, pursuits. It is an emotional state so intrinsic to our nature that, despite its overwhelming influence, it is virtually unnoticed. Fear of death is the perfect storm that we take for granted.
One of our primary mental concerns is causality. Our obsession with causality is, first and foremost, a utilitarian survival function. It is, however, a two-edged sword, leading us to see cause and effect in every statistical correlation, fostering an addiction to wanton blame-fixing for every adverse incident and beguiling us with implausible beliefs that attribute magical origins when we are unable to determine other sources.Despite our assertions of intelligence, human behavior is always governed by human emotion.
