Thursday, October 30, 2014

A case for eating dogs response

Eating dogs has been a deemed a taboo all over the place, but the thing is that its not any different from eating any other animal. Aside from the dogs title, man's best friend, they have no unique qualities that set them apart from other animals that are regularly consumed by people.
There really is no reason why we shouldn't be eating dogs, and if anything it would be more beneficial to eat them. There's a growing problem in the economy with traditional meat processing being incredibly costly because of environmental factors such as energy usage. But the cultivation of dog meat would be leaps and bounds more affordable because of their abundance. Not so much in the homes of people but either on the streets or in shelters. Twice as many animals are put to sleep than are adopted. All of these euthanized animals could be used for meat and should be because on top of being widely available its also good for your health.
Eating dog would not only benefit our environment per less energy usage it also lowers the cost for meat production and the dog population would be able to sustain itself. This means less interference of humans with trying to force breed animals.
There aren't that many reasons that we shouldn't eat dogs just like we would eat any other form of meat. The only thing holding us back is our sentiment for the animal as a culture. But if we could get past this then we could improve on several aspects like meat shortage and to an extent prevent a form of animal cruelty.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Purpose Of Myths

Myths attempt to answer the following ?'s

  • What is the nature of the universe in which we live
  • How do I feel about how I'm going to die for sure one day
  • How much control do I have over my own life
  • How can I lead a satisfying life

4 Themes in Myhtology

  • Parents often gods
  • Those gods create humans
  • Destroy 1 world of mortals through a flood
  • There are heros that are the children of the gods

Whats the beginning of the universe

  • Most major cultures describe the beginning of the universe as: Chaotic, formless mass that god or pair of gods seperates

What do epics/hero myths teach members of society

  • They teach its members the appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values of that culture

Why do ordinary people identify with heros

  • They do a ton of cool things but they aren't perfect. Those imperfections allow for identification 

Whats the foundation of matriarchal society

  • Based on the fact that women could give life they were respected as such

What's Smigmund Freud's view of myths

  • They viewed myths as an expression of the individuals unconscious wishes, fears and drives

Myths demonstrate that people posses


  • Myths demonstrate that they possess the intellectual capacity to understand the world in which they live


How Schools Kills Creativity

After watching the Ted Talks I finally realized how messed up our education system is. Rather than praising people for their skills and natural talents. We romanticize academic excellence as if it were the only thing that mattered.  As a result there are several students who don't think that they have anywhere to go in life because they don't perform as well in those areas as others do. In addition several forms of art such as dance, painting, theater, etc, aren't truly considered valuable career paths but mostly hobbies. People who do excel in those areas are then forced to undergo judgement for doing something that they enjoy. There are several things that I have wanted to do but I never got the chance to because I was constantly told that i had to focus on my "core" subjects.