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THE EVOLUTION OF MANKIND

The evolution of MANKIND or HUMANITY or of PRIMITIVE MEN,etc. must always be considered a special study apart from ordinary considerations of evolution,no matter the type or style of various proponents of EVOLUTION. The reason this constitutes a special study apart from that of other animals and especially PRIMATES is that MAN is the only 'creature' or 'animal' or 'entity' that has cultivated plants to a large extend and extracted the substances found in them and made wide use of such and also who has created a 'collective' government or institution that animals have not done or cannot do. Despite the 'social-insects',like bees and ants, all worthy of study to be sure, only MAN has 'subdued' most of the earth and developed conveyances to do so! MAN IS THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT SMOKES! Yes, you can teach chimps to smoke but you can't get them to grow tobacco or make paper to roll such up in! Man also makes alcohol and imbibes it in social settings usually which animals seem not to do much of. Although anthropologists and other scientists can seemingly find traces of all of man's abilities in the so-called 'lower animals' and point to some behaviors as indicative of traits humans might have kept, there is not actual proof as yet that such really is the case. Of course, when we examine 'tribal-primitive-native,etc. ' peoples we sometimes find 'the vestiges of civilization' in some of their customs, mores, and beliefes,etc.

'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF HUMANS'

By extension the topic of 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS' can also another topic for modern minds, entitled, 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF HUMANS' with the subtopics of: 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN', 'THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF MINORITIES', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF TERRORISTS', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF "GAYS & LESBIANS" ', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF PRISONERS(CRIMINALS), ETC.,ETC. Aside from the fact that all of these 'treatments' are a big business in the field of politics, social reform, government, and colleges, we can, on a lesser scale, discuss 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF PLANTS', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF INSECTS', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF TREES', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF FISH', 'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF FORESTS,DESERTS, RIVERS,ETC.ETC. extending to the very 'ETHICAL TREATMENT OF MINERALS', no doubt.

'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS'

'THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS' is one of those categorical considerations that has gained considerable discussion among certain 'thinkers' and segments of society in recent years. This notion extends itself to a number of interesting aspects and falls usually into two extremes. When considering 'the ethical treatment of animals' many consider right off, domestic animals ,such as, cows, horses, pigs, and birds, and especially 'pets', like cats and dogs. To see how these extremes manifest themselves, take a look at the subject of 'dogs' which in one aspect involve very pampered, sheltered, well-fed(often better than many people, especially in Third World Nations(whatever they really are) and that receive excellent 'medical care' that often is as expensive, if not more so, than that of their owners. These pets are often considered as 'members of one's family'! At the other extreme is that dogs are often subjected to 'fights' around the world, where gambling and 'entertainment' are sought by devotees to this special 'social-cult' and 'addiction' or otherwise used as 'food' or in some other capacity. Dogs are often seen as 'lowly' and also seldom considered, as in the first extreme, as 'MAN'S BEST FRIEND'! Dogs, cats, mice, rats, birds, and a whole host of animals serve as 'food for mankind, of course and their 'corpses' are often found on the best dining tables in homes and restaurants, though drastically modified from their 'raw' state by applications of heat(varied degrees) and additions of 'special spices' if not sauces! But the extension of this 'extreme school of thought' about animals is the 'scientific' utilizaton of animal 'subjects' for what was once termed ages ago as 'vivisection' but nowadays for medical studies of various kinds to 'benefit all of mankind'! The result of all these 'extremes' has posed a dilemma for many persons, who waiver between 'absolute vegetarianism' to 'fruititarianism' to 'an-all meat diet',sometimes including 'raw-foods! To resolve all of these 'ethical-humanitarian-social-religious,etc. problems' we need only consider what the Descartes sort of described in his philosophical considerations & deliberations, all of which pertain on one level to some very 'occult-esoteric' matters, some say derived from his 'Rosicrucianism'. Descartes is considered the 'author' of what can be termed, 'THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE' in which animals, machines, are SOULESS and therefore, do not feel 'real' pain or experience the same sensations, ideas, and experiences of MANKIND. There is more to this, of course, that discussed here and, quite likely, the upshot of his 'philosophy' was misapplied by those who read and misread him, especially on a 'practical' basis but such views tended to lead to 'animal experimentation' and other 'scientific endeavors' that have presumeably 'benefited mankind' to a greater or lesser degree(of good)!

FIRE HEATS WATER, BUT WATER PUTS OUT FIRE

To many, especially ordinary thinkers, filled with cleverness and the like, this will seem rather obvious and is often quoted along with,'WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE". However, the statement made contains two parts of the GREAT PUZZLE or PROBLEM mentioned in this blog and is akin to: ROCK,PAPER,SCISSORS or WOLF,RABBIT,CABBAGE which are three parts that have to be dealt with if one is to achieve certain specified things in life,difficult to do as things tend to happen, according to the LAW OF ACCIDENT and not only according to THE LAW OF FATE. If you have read about THE ROCK & THE EGG, then the old tale of THE ROCK & THE PITCHER will be most familiar to you and the conclusion will be THE PITCHER(WATER OR WINE OR ELIXIR) will be in bad shape whether if falls on the rock or the rock falls on the pitcher. Have you figured out yet what the EGG or the PITCHER are?