>>821167>life is sacred, unique, magicalSure, but what is the foundation of life? Cannibalisation.
Plants feed on sunlight, rain and minerals.
Insects and herbivores feed on plants.
Carnivores feed on herbivores, and so on.
The circle of life entails the self-destruction of life by its own powers.
>Humans are undoubtedly the most alive of any life we know of. I'm not quite sure what this means.
All living things are as "alive" as anything else.
>we thus owe it to all human lifeHere is the paradox. If I owe everybody everything; they also owe me everything, and so we can only share at a more even degree what we possess. There was a philosopher called Auguste Comte in the 19th century who came up with "positivism", where in his utopian ideas, he fashioned a shirt which could only be buttoned up and down by other people, making it necessary to seek dependence in others as a sign of mutual charity. It sounds nice, but it also makes everyone a servant, rather than their own master. There was this sort of dispute amongst the Greeks. Plato wanted common ownership of possessions, while Aristotle and Epicurus saw that common ownership is compulsory, signifying suspicion, whilst friends freely share with each other. So, I would first say that I do not "owe" anyone anything, but that doesn't mean I can't give what I want based in my own compassion. It is the language of indebtedness which perverts its sentimental intention.
>Do children, do babies deserve forgiveness?No - they don't "deserve" anything, but we still give our love freely; without compulsion. Forgiveness must be received from a person willing to give it.
>I do feel goodness is its own rewardPost too long. Click here to view the full text.