Mankind has bounded themselves for a long time before they even start noticing it, humans are not limited by cages and bars, they are limited by the absract things they created themselves: the law, so called civilization, and small rules humans have in everyday life. Mankind if bounded by the law because there are actions mankind has agreed on not to do, for example killing someone or stealing something. If one does and commit the crime, then they will be punished for what they have done, people have rights because the law says so, everyone agrees that we should have rights to do what they want, as long as they don't interfree with other people's freedom. Humans are also limited by civilization, it's not against the law to sneeze in someone's face, it's not against the law to fart in public, and it's not against the law to just swear (not directly at someone), there are more things that are what people consider uncivilized behavior, but not against the law. People don't usually do rude things if they can help it, we will control ourselves not to pick our nose in public even if it's itching a lot, humans are bound physically this way. People are limited mentally by civilization as well, for example: getting angry is natural, but it's not welcomed in this so called civilized world, we calm ourselves down when we get angry, we practice not getting angry, this is an action against nature, it is not normal to not get angry, it's welcomed in the so called civilized world. Humans are not bounded by cages like the gorillas they put behind bars, gorillas who never did anything wrong, who didn't do this to themselves. Humans on the otherhand limit and create an invisible line around themselves and force themselves to adapt to it, and for those who can't, they get outcasted. This is how humans are in the same situation with gorillas, they both are limited, both of them can't do what they want to do.
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I liked your point about natural impulses and how we control them so that we don't get outcast. I'm not sure as to whether civilization could still function if we didn't have invisible laws which prevented us from acting against natural impulses though...Maybe it's what you mean when you say we created invisible lines and force ourselves to adapt to them...
wow Max I am impressed.
I actually kind of think in the same way as you.
Everything such as laws and even Science is created by human. Someone defined killing is a bad thing and now we are ordered not to do it. But on the other hand, I think it's because human beings can think and analyze things. It's not just about survival for human. Actually it is about survival as well. One cannot survive without other people.
Very thoughtful post, Max. I like how you see that man has put an "invisible" cage around himself and you question if this is a good thing. And, you also use the term "civilized society," which reminds us that ours is not the only society there is.
I agree with the part that if one is not caged, then one would be ostracized. Society does limit us in many ways.
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