Comments on: The heart of life

By: Smile Therapy Challenge | Will It Change You

Smile Therapy Challenge | Will It Change You — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:25:18 +0000

[...] while back I wrote a post titled The Heart of Life, where I mentioned that world news seems to be quite grim these days. The question behind that post [...]

By: the baldchemist

the baldchemist — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:17:17 +0000

Ah Ross. Yes we are more aware. More aware of the atrocities of the human race. We never learn.
The economic situation we face just now is caused by exactly the same ethos as rapists, muggers, molestors and other evil doers. This self first, self second and self third greed is good attitude.
Then comes the fear brainwashed into the illiterate and ignorant by religious zealots.
Who is going to be saved? The Jew? the Muslim? The Catholic? The Evangelist. The Hindu? The Buddhist? Because they all believe that it will be them and not the other believers. As for me and my fellow aethists, well we are already doomed but we are enjoying ourselves with love, compassion, tolerance and a bit of understanding.
Something sadly lacking with the religious, unfortunately.
Take good care and spread a bit of tolerance and love. The Baldchemist

By: Mike King

Mike King — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:35:10 +0000

Great article and discussions here. I guess my point of view is that everyone doesn't still have a deep down moral compass for what is right and that they are aware of it. The problem is that the consequence and visibility of doing something against that moral compass actually has attractive returns in this society biased on power, greed and materialism so that anything selfish has an immediate payoff that counters any moral choice. This counter is massively visible and accepted widely so the moral compass has little impact in a world of accepted selfishness. There is probably as much as there used to be, the consequence of actions though is fading so tolerance of immoral choices is becoming prevalent. Mike King’s last blog post..GTD’s One Key Secret

By: Dee Langdon - BloggerNewbie

Dee Langdon - BloggerNewbie — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:28:36 +0000

I think that we have more access to information and from that comes 2 things: 1-it seems to be "more" bad things happening and 2-bad things are becoming more common and less shocking. The latest and worse is comparable to the last story. Dee Langdon - BloggerNewbie’s last blog post..Do You Write Your Posts Each Day Or For The Week?

By: Ross

Ross — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:07:33 +0000

@Ian – I can relate to a lot of what you have said. As a society (me included) we often don’t know what to do with these people. A ‘throw them out of town’ mentality develops, and I’ve jumped on board that train also. It’s hard not to when the crimes they have committed are so abhorrent, I guess. Regardless, at our core, I agree with you that we are loving, caring, and capable of amazing things.

@Skin care – Hi, thanks for visiting. I wonder this also! It definitely feels like percentages are higher these days, but that feeling might be skewed by technology and increasing awareness.

@Sara – thanks for commenting, I really like what you had to say on this topic. Also, I think it’s a great idea to promote ‘good stories’ a bit more. Sensationalism and controversy make up so much of mainstream media.

@Craig – thanks for that, I’ll keep an eye out…

@Carla – Hi there, hope you’re well! I agree the information age has a lot to do with it, and access / availability of information. I still wonder about if the percentages have shifted from say 100 years ago though…

@Robin – Hi, thanks for visiting… I like how you say “even ruthless dictators”! Yes, the Melbourne thing is really sad. And unbelievable. I think it made me take a step back and say “what on earth are we becoming?” Have a great week Robin.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:55:05 +0000

Hi Ross - I believe all people are good and innocent at the core - even ruthless dictators - but many have bought into fear so much that they are malfunctioning. I personally believe those people will keep dying until they learn to love. The bridge thing happened here in Melbourne and was shocking and unbelievable - especially coming on top of the heatwave. We felt everything was going mad! Robin’s last blog post..The Genie That Keeps On Giving

By: carla

carla — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:29:55 +0000

I agree with Daniel - the family unit, both immediate and extended doesn’t exist for a lot of people anymore. I think the information age is also a problem too. Go online and you can find news from any city around the country/world where you didn’t have that kind of access 10, 15, 20+ years ago. In general, I think people are inherently "good", but it depends on each individual’s definition of right and wrong. carla’s last blog post..President Obama moves forward to a cleaner environment

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:56:02 +0000

I would recommend People of the Lie. It’s not Peck’s best work, but a useful insight into a psychology of evil, especially relating to narcissism as disorder.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:53:21 +0000

Ross, Very thought-provoking post...I think sometimes things have to get really bad before change happens. It seems to me that history supports this...it's sad that we don't learn from it. On the other hand, I do believe in the goodness of people and I think there ARE many wonderful things happening in the world today. We don't get hear about them because, let's face it, the media feeds on the negative more than the positive. I think each of us should find a really positive news story and then share the link with our readers. I know they're out there..oops, does this sound like the X-files??? Sara’s last blog post..A Facebook challenge with a twist!

By: skin care

skin care — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:35:02 +0000

Hi Ross. I wonder how much of a shift there has been in proportion to the increase in population.

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