So I read this book called "The Wave" and it was great.
A history teacher was asked by a student how the Nazis could do what they did (concentration camps and all) but the teacher has no answer to it. He says that the people who were doing those horrible things said that they were "just following orders" or that "if they disobeyed they'd be killed". However there's much more to that.
[SPOILER]
The teacher then decides to do an experiment with his students but it goes out of control and a movement called "The Wave" is created (Which can be compared to the party). More and more people start joining the movement and the border between experimentation and reality becomes increasingly blurred ... Based on a true story btw.
So now, to get to what I'm trying to say here, In your opinions, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES (AND THE MISTAKES OF THOSE BEFORE US)?
Good luck answering the 1 million $ Q.
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Great.
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Scar pls.
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y u do dis
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"WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES"
Or, how about we teach kids how to use common sense instead of making them memorize all the things people did in the past? But then again, with the way the social system is set up, I hardly think that would make any difference. This world is rotten at its core.
like.... is there something that is objectively not good? or objectively good??? no? who has the right to judge that?????? is it basically just the accepted norm of society??
in the end nothing matters besides your personal survival.
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Sometimes I get into this really deep thought where I wonder what really is good and what really is evil... like good and evil are just words... it's all based on perception....
sounds like when i had to argue the pros for global hunger, i said that humans are inherently evil so starving them is starving evil..fun times in philosophy senior seminar
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What's better then? Would you still try to change the world for better? Or not?
I once did a debate on whether or not humans are inherently evil. It was hard since we don't really have a concrete definition. For instance, in the south, being gay might be an act of evil, while to a gay person being called derogatory names might be an act of evil. Kind of makes you think.
Oh.. I thought this was a serious thread. You didn't even understand what I said. Can't believe I wasted all those words. Never mind I'm going back to hibernation.
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I remember something like the teach would demand they stand up to answer questions and answer loudly. I feel like that's how school should be; but glad it wasn't, I was catching busy z's
