[Discussion] What Is It That Makes Us Human?

[Waindo]

All of us have the undeniable fear of death. It is a frightening thought that one day we all must die. However, I believe that a most frightening thought is that one day, the people you love will die.

This fact is always there in our mind. Many people even shape their life based on this fact living every day in a fight or in flight mode. But there is a worst thing than dying and that is not living while you are alive, death in life.
Life truly is beautiful if you stop running for a moment and take a look around. In the middle of the darkness and the light, there is life, a still unexplainable phenomena, a miracle. We are usually too focused on whether the glass is half full, or half empty, and forget to be grateful that there is a glass in the first place.

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AND IT’S A MAGNIFICIENT GLASS!

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight? That we laugh? Cry? Our curiosity?
Here is a clip and a video which capture deeply personal and emotional accounts of topics that unite us all; struggles with poverty, war, homophobia, and the future of our planet mixed with moments of love and happiness.

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Clip and video by Yann Arthus - Bertrand.

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[video=youtube_share;RWKNwzGL8C0]http://youtu.be/RWKNwzGL8C0[/video]

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[Uzumaki Macho]

Our genetic information.

 

[Made in Heaven]

Dna .

 

[Wabbit]

Our DNA :sdo:

 

[Marin]

Our genetic information.

Dna .

Our DNA :sdo:

I don't think this was the point. :v

 

[Waindo]

Our genetic information.

Dna .

Our DNA :sdo:

Omg!!
And here I thought that we were made out of sunshine and farts!

First my missconception about butterflies now this.
Oh the humanity!

 

[Wabbit]

I don't think this was the point. :v

Omg!!
And here I thought that we were made out of sunshine and farts!

First my missconception about butterflies now this.
Oh the humanity!

It is accurate
Generally what makes one human in other sense depends on one's opinion like being emotional or doing good things makes one human
What is to be human?
To be human is to help each other
To be human is to kind to each other
Similarly what is to be a man?
To be a man is to **** *****es
To be a man is to support family

 

[BlacLord™]

Our prefrontal cortex.

 

[Dark Sonic]

The life we are living?

 

[Waindo]

It is accurate
Generally what makes one human in other sense depends on one's opinion like being emotional or doing good things makes one human
What is to be human?
To be human is to help each other
To be human is to kind to each other
Similarly what is to be a man?
To be a man is to **** *****es
To be a man is to support family

It is accurate? :/

What even made you suspect that I don't know what deoxyribonucleic acid molecule is. And how does that fact hold any meaning in this particular thread. Smh.
Ty for your logical response.

 

[Wabbit]

It is accurate? :/

What even made you suspect that I don't know what deoxyribonucleic acid molecule is. And how does that fact hold any meaning in this particular thread. Smh.
Ty for your logical response.

You misunderstood, I do not doubt your intelligence only I did not understand what kind of answers you were looking for or may be it was all about that video idk.
I simply thought about what makes one human and watched the video which was meh.
If it is not accurate, it is still better than an opinion, some people think some particular skin color does not make one human.

 

[BanGinji]

the ability to reason?

 

[Waindo]

You misunderstood, I do not doubt your intelligence only I did not understand what kind of answers you were looking for or may be it was all about that video idk.
I simply thought about what makes one human and watched the video which was meh.
If it is not accurate, it is still better than an opinion, some people think some particular skin color does not make one human.

Ok. I respect your pov. Perhaps I should have named the thread "What Makes Us Humane".

the ability to reason?

Talking about reason, the magical ability given to us by our meninx; did you even read the opening post?

 

[Troyg39]

It is accurate? :/

What even made you suspect that I don't know what deoxyribonucleic acid molecule is. And how does that fact hold any meaning in this particular thread. Smh.
Ty for your logical response.

I don't think anyone questioned whether or not you knew what DNA was. Your title was inquisitive but the thread itself was more informative than anything. I'm sure you were just trying to start an open discussion but it's NB you know how this goes. You ask a question (especially in the title) and they'll answer.

It's a good topic though. I've seen the first video in class one time. The complexity of humanity is one of my favorite subjects

 

[Bored38]

Our ability to empathize with others is one thing that comes to mind.

 

[Yubel]

You're right, quite the perspective there. One thing worse than dying and that is not living while you're alive.
Most people die in their 20's and become a walking corpse for decades untill they finally get dumped 6 feet under.

 

[Waindo]

You're right, quite the perspective there. One thing worse than dying and that is not living while you're alive.
Most people die in their 20's and become a walking corpse for decades untill they finally get dumped 6 feet under.

Yep, that's true. Most of us die inside before we hit 25.

[video=youtube_share;oKAmujgS4mo]http://youtu.be/oKAmujgS4mo[/video]

 

[Awkward Linguist]

I'm me.​

 

[Waindo]

Noo waaay man, I'm me too.
Omg! Are we like siblings or somtn?