BonosSaint
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Scratch a cynic and you often find a frustrated idealist.
I think Sean nailed it.
I think Sean nailed it.
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BonoVoxSupastar said:
Fair enough. I don't know if this poster was baiting either. I've just found sometimes with questions like this the point is made better by turning around the question rather than giving a very detailed answer.
This line of questioning from this posters original post would seem fairly obvious to most. You feed children to prolong their lives that hopefully they find a way out of the cycle, you don't stop feeding them because, well they will all eventually die, that seems fairly obvious to most. But because the line of question comes from such a cynical place, I don't think a straight forward answer is really going to help. But if you turn their questioning around so they realize where their questioning is coming from sometimes they will see the flaw in their questioning.
AttnKleinkind said:
The first was sort of addressing the fact that any change we make in the world, whether on a small scale or a large scale, everything will come to the same end. I mean, a teacher may find fulfillment in inspiring his/her students, but it doesn't matter whether that student is a cashier or a nobel-prize winner; they both end up the same.
AttnKleinkind said:What constitutes making an actual difference in the world? And yeah, you feed children to prolong their lives to eventually get them out of the cycle...but ultimately for what purpose? That's what I'm asking. You make a difference in that person's life you give them food and blankets, help them survive, they may be very happy and fulfilled...but the world goes on, they're forgotten, and what is it worth? I'm not trying to be provocative or cynical, I'm actually looking for an answer. Really, what is it worth?