2005-01-17 [wwwwwwwww]: Hello, everyone, and welcome my wiki

2005-01-19 [Forbidden Rampage]: I'm pretty sure that "vanity" is the greatest human flaw. I dunno though.

2005-01-19 [KimoN]: I think its humanities inability to learn from past mistakes. if we could the world would be a perfect place by now.

2005-01-19 [wwwwwwwww]: I believe that you have a relevant argument Kimon. Expand on it and maybe we can get people to see why history really is important =). What argument can you think of for vanity, TLR?

2005-01-19 [foxtrotter]: I think that it's humanities inability to see whats around them. How we are destroying ourselves and everything we touch. Nature is our greatest gift

2005-01-19 [wwwwwwwww]: That is definetely an unfortunate human tendency. Is it right that we should destroy what gave us life?

2005-01-19 [foxtrotter]: and why exactly do you suddenly sound like a reporter Imperator?

2005-01-19 [wwwwwwwww]: Do I? That wasn't my intention :S.

2005-01-19 [foxtrotter]: well i understand that you don't mean to... it just came across that way

2005-01-19 [wwwwwwwww]: Oh well, there are worse things than sounding like a reporter.

2005-01-19 [wwwwwwwww]: Oh and by the way, if anyone has a question of philosophical nature that they themselves need help with, feel free to tell me and I'll post it.

2005-01-20 [Forbidden Rampage]: If people were not self centered and afraid to be truly honest for the sake of looking dumb in the eyes of their peers than potentially problems would be dealt with openess and honesty. I know that I sound like a woman here but seriously, how bad could it be if we were all honest with each other. This may not sound like vanity but trust me it is. I am almost 100% sure of it.

2005-01-20 [wwwwwwwww]: Good points, but there is a deeper cause behind that.. fear. The fear to tell the truth.

2005-01-20 [Amtharnis]: I don't know whether it is as simple as a single flaw. There are different motivations for the things that people do. Sometimes they do it out of greed; sometimes it is a matter of survival. For example, it is all very well for us, with our affluent lifestyles and all the luxuries, to say how terrible it is that Indonesian fisherman are killing thousands of sharks for their finns, but if it was a matter of survival and feeding our children, then we would probably do the same. Plenty of people pontificate about the enviroment, but they are usually as guilty as anyone when you look at what supports the quality of life they enjoy. And it is not good enough to point the finger at other people,

2005-01-20 [Amtharnis]: unless you can provide them with a solution and an alternative. You can't expect them to make all the sacrifices, while the affluent hypocrite lives a secure and comfortable lifestyle that these people are probably paying the real cost for.

2005-01-20 [wwwwwwwww]: That is an interesting point to make, although I think that even if a person isn't doing it in a truly noble way, a step in the right direction is always desirable to no step at all. I'd rather have a bunch of hypocrites out there, crying for reform but doing nothing substantial themselves, than silence. For if and when these hypocrites do triumph, then they will be forced, to uphold appearance if nothing else, to make the change without complaint.