[Discussion] Have adults truly transcended childhood?

[Senju Bean]

Adults are not truly 100% transcended above and beyond children.

Sometime adults can be rude, laugh inappropriately, have impulse control problems. Similar traits to children, just in lesser degree. Heck, after puberty, no new emotional category is attained. Just the same shit from birth, but in a more refined way. But still the same thing.


Is our species flawed?

I mean butterflies have completely 100% transcended their caterpiller state.

But humans on the other hand.....


Sad to know we cannot truly reach a higher state of conciousness, no matter how time we wait.

 

[Melanin]

You smoke huh? I too think of these things when I'm lifted.

 

[SharinganisOP]

Well, with what you say in relation to the butterflies and the caterpillars I don't think is really true. Yes they have transcended their original state. But this transition is only a physical transition, so I think the same could be said for humans.

But yes, humans minds I would say never fully transcend childhood. Because things we associate with being children are often things that are fun, and these fun things generally don't stop being fun. But adult humans, in contrary to human children, have full cognitive functions (at least in general). They can understand and see that they are being rude, acting on impulse, or laughing inappropriately. Kids don't generally realize these things, and adults can stop these things with enough effort.

As you say it is simply refined, but we don't really have any other species to do a fair comparison to, as no other species we know of has a mind like that of humans.

 

[Senju Bean]

You smoke huh? I too think of these things when I'm lifted.

At least for starwars universe, the Jedi have truly transcended with the force.

Humans in the normal world only have a few emotions and those stay same no matter how intellegent one is, the can only view the world from a very narrow viewpoint.

Even Einstein didn't experience the world in a truly profound way. He just knew more. But he still was limited to less than 10 emotions, 5 senses etc.

 

[Melanin]

At least for starwars universe, the Jedi have truly transcended with the force.

Humans in the normal world only have a few emotions and those stay same no matter how intellegent one is, the can only view the world from a very narrow viewpoint.

Even Einstein didn't experience the world in a truly profound way. He just knew more. But he still was limited to less than 10 emotions, 5 senses etc.

DA herb.

 

[Senju Bean]

Well, with what you say in relation to the butterflies and the caterpillars I don't think is really true. Yes they have transcended their original state. But this transition is only a physical transition, so I think the same could be said for humans.

But yes, humans minds I would say never fully transcend childhood. Because things we associate with being children are often things that are fun, and these fun things generally don't stop being fun. But adult humans, in contrary to human children, have full cognitive functions (at least in general). They can understand and see that they are being rude, acting on impulse, or laughing inappropriately. Kids don't generally realize these things, and adults can stop these things with enough effort.

As you say it is simply refined, but we don't really have any other species to do a fair comparison to, as no other species we know of has a mind like that of humans.

You do make a point. I'm a bit sadden to know that the world isn't drasticly different that it was when I was a little kid.

It's a bit boring. Chocolate taste just as it did when I was 5. I kinda wish I had more emotions to perceive the world in instead of the usual and uninteresting happy, sad, funny, bored, sacred, angry etc.

So limited in this human body and it will always be this way. I could be Albert Einstein and it still wouldn't make a difference

The truth is we haven't transcended much at all.

 

[Karna]

Physically- yes, Emotionally No, only a few ever actually mature, others are just delusional children who think that if they call the other kid grown up and the other kid calls me grown up then we actually become grown ups, that's why they support each others hypocrisy.

Though there are others who think being spoiled and doing inappropriate things makes them mature- like smoking, drinking and saying others are kids because they don't do it, actually these are just kids with different body sizes.

Humans aren't flawed, some are just at the bottom of the evolution barrel who are more close towards their chimp relatives then those at the peak of humanity.

 

[Yubel]

Adults are not truly 100% transcended above and beyond children.

Sometime adults can be rude, laugh inappropriately, have impulse control problems. Similar traits to children, just in lesser degree. Heck, after puberty, no new emotional category is attained. Just the same shit from birth, but in a more refined way. But still the same thing.

Is our species flawed?

I mean butterflies have completely 100% transcended their caterpiller state.

But humans on the other hand.....


Sad to know we cannot truly reach a higher state of conciousness, no matter how time we wait.

You're right but that's because of all the bullshit we get fed growing up. If we have a need that was not fulfilled in childhood then it will manifest itself in your adult life. This goes triple when you have dysfunctional parents which 99% of the world currently has.

 

[Waindo]

Tending to stay, and being connected with your inner child IS a higher state of consciousness.
Live, laugh, love.

 

[ShishaMastah420]

They say that as children, we are more connected to Nature and the Source(God,Almighty Frequency Overlord)...So in retrospect, transcending into adulthood is nothing more than becoming a finely tuned slave to the society...

 

[Yubel]

Adulthood is marked by strength, independence and responsibility. That doesn't include being a slave.

 

[SIR HERDERP PRESIDERP SDO]

Tending to stay, and being connected with your inner child IS a higher state of consciousness.
Live, laugh, love.

Wise words.

 

[Waindo]

Wise words.

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[Cruciatus]

It's good to be a child at heart.

 

[Multiply]

My man is on another level.

 

[paratise]

Sometime adults can be rude, laugh inappropriately, have impulse control problems. Similar traits to children

Umm no these are traits that are commonly identified with kids they are not necessarily a kid's trait.

For example being emotional is commonly viewed as women's trait but men can be emotional as well. That does not mean they are man who are partly woman.

 

[ShishaMastah420]

Adulthood is marked by strength, independence and responsibility. That doesn't include being a slave.

What is strength when you are TAUGHT to have no other options?

What is independence to a caged animal?

What is responsibility when it is forced upon you?

 

[Yubel]

What is strength when you are TAUGHT to have no other options?

What is independence to a caged animal?

What is responsibility when it is forced upon you?

The only other thing you can have besides strength is weakness which is a sign of you still being a child. Independence is freedom with security. If you're being protected however then that person now rules over you which is another childlike trait. A child is never held responsible but is taught to be that way so that when he grow up he can become a full fledged adult. That's what manners are. As a parent you're responsible for making your child become a responsible adult. How many so called adults do you see in todays world that have no responsibility and avoids it to the best of their ability? Responsibility is taught therefore if you were spoiled your whole life of course it's going to feel forced because you won't be ready for it. If you were protected your whole life without getting a chance to stand on your own two feet it's gonna be hard for you to do it when you're an adult, you'll still be a child mentally and emotionally.

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

Yes we transcend, even though people are full of childish behaviors those behaviors are actually human and not exclusive to a time period in your life.

While childhood is just a time period and stage in your life.