Journal CauseWithoutARebel's Journal: Let's get philosophical... 1
.. hell, why not? It's a Friday night. Everything that requires actual thought is closed until Monday, anyway.
Here, run with this:
Humans are in the unique position to fully comprehend the implications of freedom from an objective perspective, and this understanding leads them to attempt to create an order that would deny that freedom.
For example, "animals" are not afraid to kill. If killing is deemed necessary, it is done without joy, remorse, or regret. However, humans will go to great lengths to create arbitrary barriers to this ultimate response to aggression or wrong.
If you're wondering what triggered this oddity of an entry, it was ("it's" will not suffice here, as "it's" is a contraction of only "it is" or "it has", not "it was") Watchmen. I saw the new trailer at The Dark Knight and chose to re-read the trade paperback which I've had stored away for a few years now.
Also, I think Alan Moore is a bit.... unhinged.... however, it's (it is) his opus, so it is (it's), ultimately, his decision as to how his name is attached to interpretations of its (possessive) re-imagining.
Chacham (Score:2)
I used to agree with you, but as we're now fully in our post-human stage, things are different. Besides, it can be argued that animals cannot make nuanced decisions and therefore must kill or be killed. Humans, on the other hand can differentiate murder and manslaughter, as well as sanity and madness, and therefore must decide accordingly.
As for denying freedoms, IMO that is simply a more granular approach to the the kill or be killed scenario. No one, apart from despots, wants to deny fre