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Old 05-17-2004, 10:13 PM   #11
The Hierophant
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Originally posted by Ilander:
Okay, so here's the question: Why has humanity invented the idea of success? It's not about survival anymore (it hasn't been about that for a while in the "civilized" world)...a successful person is no longer a person who lives, but is instead a myraid of other things...so what is success? Why does it exist? What societal role does it serve, and what advantage does it give us over other species?
Why did we invent the idea of success? In asking this question you assume that we actually did invent it. So I pose further questions to you:

Why do you think we invented the idea of success?
Can you be sure that it universally exists?
Do you know what it is?
And if so, in asking what advantages it gives you assume that it does bring advantages. Why do you think this?

[ 05-17-2004, 10:35 PM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ]
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