Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Human and non-human behavior



#1 - Human behavior, yes there is.
#2 - non-human behavior, yes there is also.

To begin - there is a category of human behavior, but many categories of non-human
behavior.  For example, there is the behavior of the wind, the behavior of animals,
behavior of machines, etc.

Because there are so many categories of non-human behavior, it is tempting just
to concede that we all humans should just go ahead and join the " masses " so
to speak.  This would be wrong on many levels.

However, it is often easy for us, to view a particular non-human behavior and
think, maybe we can emulate that.  I think, this is also not particularly wise, and
in fact was of significant concern to Norbert Wiener -  also.

Another example would be good.  The wind blows.  Sometimes it is melodic.
Some human beings blow, like some musicians, but although sometimes you
might prefer the wind - still - what people or humans do does stand apart,
the cause of a lot of meaning and value in our lives.

Finally, there is " Blowing in the Wind " - which is a whole different story.

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