A Philosophical Debate Poem by Mihaela Pirjol
A Philosophical Debate
‘Nature has given to man a disposition to pity,
and the power of comprehending truth.'
—Voltaire, ‘A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume III.'
If human beings
are gifted by nature
with conscience;
and animals, with instinct:
how happens,
that often times,
humans lose their gift,
whilst animals
never
lose their instinct?
We can gauge conscience from those who do not have it. Psychopaths and sociopaths lack it. This is a defect of mind. Most of us have a conscience depending on the situation. It is not universally the same. We also have so-called instincts. Animals are instinctual, as far as we know. Some may have a conscience. We can not therefore generalise. They can lose instincts by conditioning or brain defects.
humans have multiple genes they know apes share 96 percent ofv theirs with humans when will they share the balance is an often asked question dogs pets and lower order beings have fewre than common genes so the behave as a class among themselves humans are admixture of many genes hence each one is an entity know all humans ye you sir are the most knowledgeable here we all hear
A very insightful piece of poetry! Liked the quote of Voltaire that synchronizes the theme of the poem! Thanks for sharing! (10)
Animals are 'conscious' (Most are not sentient) Humans are still driven by many instincts. We have yet to fully embrace our humanity tho.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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