/lit/ - Literature

>>15694301
>When did the "appeal to nature" become a fallacy?
When was "nature" ever a distinct thing? Why is living any more natural than dying? Does nature not kill things? How else could they die? If you go to the left, that's natural, and if you go to the right, that too; nature has no meaning, and I mean that in every sense of the phrase.

People's understanding of natural evolution is just a cross section of its reality. It's taught as an individualist, reproductive thing. But evolution does not care for the individual necessarily. Suppose we have two species competing for resources, one of which has the lifespan of a day, the other the lifespan of an eternity. There's no way the latter one survives. How many do you see, compared to say, flies? A fly dies in two days, and such is what it eats; something that lived forever would have to kill its own for supply, and so that species dies. Nature chose for the individual, what was the shorter thing. Nature is not unintelligent but yes, it's a fallacy to rely on the thing.

>>14508581
>Yeah, I'm thinking he's Christ
This, considering he originated from Adam (pbuh), the Qur'an confirms this view:
>The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was.

>>13131033
Nice. I have an Nikon F5. I wish I could afford digital. Since the T4i is Nikon, you could probably find some older lenses somewhere, Nikon has a great range of interchangeability. Best of luck with finding some work in that field!
>The money, the supporting family, the pleasant job, the confidence, the cute girlfriend, the good looks, etc...
Yes, sometimes I just feel envious, even if they're doing something I wouldn't otherwise have any interest in. It's a really unhealthy kind of competitiveness.
>Like your being shapes itself to the form it believes to be more pleasant to however you are dealing at the moment?
Pretty much. I can be a complete doormat. I'll do anything they ask. In fact I care very little about my self at all. I don't feel much enjoyment at the moment. I also have severe depression so that doesn't help, it all feeds into a vicious cycle.
>but exercise, eat and sleep well
I do too, but I really have to force myself upon it.

>>12184498
Happy Birthday fellow Australian. As I got older, more and more of my friends forgot my birthdays too. It sucks.