why should we care about other people?

[stargroup100]

Re: why should we care about other people?

What good is it to care about the feelings or welfare of other people?

The good that comes from caring about people is that it motivates people to cooperate with each other, and then my argument above follows. I did in fact answer your question, I just assumed that this much was already obvious and I didn't need to explain it.

...cooperating with people isnt the same thing as caring about people.

Semantics. If you were referring to "caring" as strictly an emotional response you should not have phrased the question the way you did. On top of that, you'd be proving my point. As strictly an emotional response, no one can make you care about anything [directly], so asking people to convince you to care is vapid and attention-seeking.


We can teach and influence people to care about stuff by explaining or demonstrating objective reasons that relates to things the person already cares about. This is why I phrased the response the way I did. It is a general blanket concept that gives everyone a reason to care about other people. If you actually cared to care about other people and learn something, you'd take the argument for what it is and relate it to your own reason to care and contribute to the discussion with meaningful responses. By being salty and snapping back at me you're showing that what you actually cared about was being part of a conversation and your own ego, regardless of content.

P.S. Thanks for the "your files suck" comment on my wall. I appreciate all kinds of feedback. ;P

[-JiZ53-]

Re: why should we care about other people?

I think we should care about other people because love nourishes the soul, and a man without love is a man with a tormented soul. I am not speaking of physical love, but of love that comes from the soul. love that comes from a desire to better yourself through the union with another, not parasitically, but symbiotically.

[25thhour]

Re: why should we care about other people?

This is a good question, as there are many answers.

One can argue we only care about other people because it makes us feel worthy, or better. This in a way can be looked at as rather selfish, as we are only doing it because it makes us feel better.

Another way to think about is just because humanity, for the most part has raised us to be compassionate, and care about others. This may not always be genuine, but for the most part, myself and the people whom I choose to surround myself with do that very thing; we are compassionate, and truly do care about others. In a way this makes people like us vulnerable as we can be easier to take advantage of by those who "act" like they care.

[stargroup100]

Re: why should we care about other people?

I think we should care about other people because love nourishes the soul, and a man without love is a man with a tormented soul. I am not speaking of physical love, but of love that comes from the soul. love that comes from a desire to better yourself through the union with another, not parasitically, but symbiotically.

word salad

define soul
what you just said literally means nothing

all you wanna do is listen to yourself talk. if you already have an answer [to your shitty question], why are you "quizzing" us?

[-JiZ53-]

Re: why should we care about other people?

word salad

define soul
what you just said literally means nothing

all you wanna do is listen to yourself talk. if you already have an answer [to your shitty question], why are you "quizzing" us?

I predicted this response from you. Perhaps you should learn to think figuratively. I see no point in discussing this with somebody so hostile. It's ironic that all of your responses to this thread have been meaningless to me and have provided no insight to the topic. This combined with the pretense of your stance are why I do not see any reason to care about your posts or discuss this topic with you. If you do not know of the soul, I suggest you read some philosophy.

[_Zenith_]

Re: why should we care about other people?

word salad

define soul
what you just said literally means nothing

all you wanna do is listen to yourself talk. if you already have an answer [to your shitty question], why are you "quizzing" us?

lmao best post in this thread

[stargroup100]

Re: why should we care about other people?

I predicted this response from you.

you have to be near my level first

Perhaps you should learn to think figuratively. I see no point in discussing this with somebody so hostile. It's ironic that all of your responses to this thread have been meaningless to me and have provided no insight to the topic. This combined with the pretense of your stance are why I do not see any reason to care about your posts or discuss this topic with you.

it's not ironic, it's because you're stupid

If you do not know of the soul, I suggest you read some philosophy.

***** you can't even define philosophy without a dictionary

[-JiZ53-]

Re: why should we care about other people?

you have to be near my level first


it's not ironic, it's because you're stupid


***** you can't even define philosophy without a dictionary

the childish nature of your responses in this thread seem to indicate that you are an individual dealing with a lot of frustration. I hope that you can find something to ease your troubled mind. I guarantee that directing your frustration at me is futile. you are like a child, imagine that I am your mother, here to soothe you.


now stargroup100, have you had anything to eat today? we all know how baby gets when he hasn't had his num-num. here suck on this pacifier, mommy is going to go in her room and read big kid books

[_Zenith_]

Re: why should we care about other people?

lmao the contradictions you make jiz are prime

[-JiZ53-]

Re: why should we care about other people?

where did I contradict myself?

[dashoe93]

Re: why should we care about other people?

Why should I take a "philosophy" lesson from someone who calls themself something that comes out of my penis when I ejaculate.

Also, if you want to have an intelligent conversation, stop being a dick and insulting people who are arguing with you, especially if they're winning. It's always clear when someone is losing when they have to resort to such nonsense.

[-JiZ53-]

Re: why should we care about other people?

Why should I take a "philosophy" lesson from someone who calls themself something that comes out of my penis when I ejaculate.

Also, if you want to have an intelligent conversation, stop being a dick and insulting people who are arguing with you, especially if they're winning. It's always clear when someone is losing when they have to resort to such nonsense.

If this is directed at me, I don't know what to say. stargroup insulted me in his first post. in my responses, I did acknowledge his insults, and i returned them in kind. after I responded to one of his posts he brushed my response away with one word; "semantics"(irony). at this point, I saw that any discussion with him was futile because he is so preoccupied with being "right" and me being "wrong" that the merit of my posts would be lost in his quest of ego proving. what we have now is a battle of egos, the question at hand doesn't matter, it's who's "right, who's "winning"... I don't really care for it, but my pride compells me to respond to such idiotic attacks on my character...and that is where we are now

[stargroup100]

Re: why should we care about other people?

If this is directed at me, I don't know what to say. stargroup insulted me in his first post. in my responses, I did acknowledge his insults, and i returned them in kind. after I responded to one of his posts he brushed my response away with one word; "semantics"(irony). at this point, I saw that any discussion with him was futile because he is so preoccupied with being "right" and me being "wrong" that the merit of my posts would be lost in his quest of ego proving. what we have now is a battle of egos, the question at hand doesn't matter, it's who's "right, who's "winning"... I don't really care for it, but my pride compells me to respond to such idiotic attacks on my character...and that is where we are now

My good sir, please do recognize exactly the position you are in. This is not a battle between Mario and Bowser. This is not a battle between a man and his mother-in-law. This is a battle between a gladiator and a fucking tomato. This is not a battle of wits. This is not a battle of the mind. This is a recreational exercise for me to see how badly I can verbally destroy someone who is basically a chicken waltzing into a den of wolves. It's a shame that this level of destruction doesn't translate physically. Your entire body would be paralyzed and your limbs slowly ripped off of your body. You are so brain-dead already that you have no idea just how badly you got served in this thread, and it is frankly embarrassing that your mouth is still open. I can't tell what would be more ironic: me getting banned/infractions for intellectually obliterating you in a critical thinking board or the fact that you're still in the critical thinking board.

I can just as easily put on a pompous tone of arrogant intellectualism to shut down every "argument" you have put forth (if you can even call them that). You cannot convey what you mean through English words, claiming that we must be able to think "figuratively". The question you posed is therefore not exactly what you meant, making it open and vague, baiting nearly every member that frequents this board into replying to you, each providing you with a different response to address your question. Despite the numerous decent responses, none of them satisfied you because you believe you have the correct answer, when it is in fact word salad. This shows that you are a whore who craves the attention of your peers, you are deluded in your perceived own intelligence, and you are incapable of being kind and thinking of anyone but yourself. No wonder you're going through so many personal troubles, it must suck to be a person that nobody likes. Are you feeling butthurt about our philosophical conversation on caring about people? Let's insult the person's FFR levels. Yes, that'll show him. I'm sure this puts him in his place and now he understands who the superior mind is.

Oh wait I'm sorry. I'm supposed to do this your way. Ahem.

If you understood my argument, you'll realize that the tangible benefits of cooperation are tied to the soul, and therefore become the essence of caring about people. By experiencing cooperation, you connect your chi to the ethereal realm, and that causes a influx of quantum leaps that alter your soul. Slowly, this shapes your soul and satisfies it in a way that leads to transcendental self-actualization, and that epiphany will make people care. OOOH BABY DESTROYED i bet you can't counter this argument

Please go back to school and stay out of trouble. And if that's too hard for you, please just use a condom every time you need to suck dick for money.

[NeonSM]

Re: why should we care about other people?

Doesn't seem like an exercise in cognition to me. The statement that you've made makes me wonder why you would waste your breath on this user.

[stargroup100]

Re: why should we care about other people?

Doesn't seem like an exercise in cognition to me. The statement that you've made makes me wonder why you would waste your breath on this user.

In all seriousness, I meant to improvise that response, but my mind worked slower than I what I would've liked. Being able to pull creative insults on the fly and spewing bullshit is a legitimate skill (im not condoning harmful use of these things, im just saying it's a skill). I just figured that I might as well post it since I already typed it up and it might drive that guy out of this board since he doesn't positively contribute here imo.