Life.
We live it.
The question: What is considered to have life?
Physically, a living being breathes and responds. But would a plant be a living being? Physically, perhaps.
Non-physically, something that has life also has purpose, thoughts, feelings. Now, would a plant be a living being? It breathes, it responds, it has purpose. So, it should be a living thing. Or should it not?
Let's take a look at one example. Let's say there's a soldier who had been trained to kill, to obey, to move on primeval battle instincts ever since it was a child. He had been taught not to question, not to make his own decisions, not to make any friends, not to have second thoughts despite his own feelings.
So, the soldier breathes, responds (to a certain extent), has purpose, thinks (although only what he's been trained to think of) and has feelings (although he has no permission to entertain them). Well, does he have life?
Physically and non-physically, I say yes.
But all the same, he has no life.
No freedom. No friends. No loved ones. No choice. No self.
No life.
Life.
We live it.
The question: What is considered to have life?
A plant breathes, responds, has purpose, but does not think or feel. Nonetheless, it is doing what Nature dictates. Now wouldn't this plant be considered to have life?
Hmm....
footnote:
erm, this just random scribblings... trying to emulate jw3rn's posts which have kuasa pengangkat bulu roma
We live it.
The question: What is considered to have life?
Physically, a living being breathes and responds. But would a plant be a living being? Physically, perhaps.
Non-physically, something that has life also has purpose, thoughts, feelings. Now, would a plant be a living being? It breathes, it responds, it has purpose. So, it should be a living thing. Or should it not?
Let's take a look at one example. Let's say there's a soldier who had been trained to kill, to obey, to move on primeval battle instincts ever since it was a child. He had been taught not to question, not to make his own decisions, not to make any friends, not to have second thoughts despite his own feelings.
So, the soldier breathes, responds (to a certain extent), has purpose, thinks (although only what he's been trained to think of) and has feelings (although he has no permission to entertain them). Well, does he have life?
Physically and non-physically, I say yes.
But all the same, he has no life.
No freedom. No friends. No loved ones. No choice. No self.
No life.
Life.
We live it.
The question: What is considered to have life?
A plant breathes, responds, has purpose, but does not think or feel. Nonetheless, it is doing what Nature dictates. Now wouldn't this plant be considered to have life?
Hmm....
footnote:
erm, this just random scribblings... trying to emulate jw3rn's posts which have kuasa pengangkat bulu roma
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