MALEVOLENT HUMAN CALLOUSNESS -- Crueldade e Insensibilidade Humana

Ruthlessness has plagued human existence and driven its kind to exponentially greater levels of malignant deeds since the very inception of the species, when Neolithic men slaughtered one another, and managed to eradicate the Neanderthal sub branch of hominids after “stealing” a feeble fraction of their DNA through interbreeding. Although the amount of conflict was relatively inferior to all subsequent eras, possibly due to the
absence of land ownership, there have been sporadic anthropological findings evidencing massive brutality exerted by men upon its own kind. Hence, there is no doubt that the masters of this planet have always been capable of immeasurable cruelty, whereas developing ever more colorful, picturesque euphemisms, during the past few centuries, designed to justify conflicting hidden agendas, while concealing their wicked nature.


A thorough and reflexive analysis of eight millennia of history would suffice to persuade any honest observer that poetry, comedy and philosophy are beautifully conceived tools intended to circumvent and camouflage humanity’s vicious disposition and its dark mission to destroy planet Earth. Under these circumstances, we should conclude that the arts and literature depict scarcely more than the hypocrisy of a sentient species devoted to deliberately oppress its own brethren, while living under the pretense of its conceited, noble concepts.


Utilizing poignant terminology such as “humanism” and “civilization,” mankind has been victorious in a clever campaign to define itself as an intrinsically benign creature. Yet, there is a limit to how much intelligent individuals can be self-deluded
by well-orchestrated social masquerades; thereby cleverly masking from itself the overwhelming burden imposed by implacable mores dictated by the very society it has crafted, in conformity with shallow, unrealistic religious criteria...


Undeniably there are remarkable exceptions - outstanding entities capable of overcoming the innate limitations ordained by human condition, by shedding the rancid foundation of our hearts. These remarkable exceptions epitomize the “virtuous” icons eulogized throughout centuries of civilization, serving as valiant efforts to inspire the masses to rise above the confines of their sordid nature, in a desperate effort to trigger humanity into a new threshold of its evolutionary journey. Yet, this never ending parade of rare, desirable virtues scarcely achieve more than prompting an array of mythological characters in mystically devised allegories, labeled as “miracles” or “commandments” for the public to absorb either as “divine laws” or as comforting badges for better days to come…


Nonetheless, the crux of the matter rests upon the hard fact
that Human ruthlessness is just an inescapable quintessential part of its essence, and only eons of continuous evolution may perhaps permit our species to become something akin to the quaint images of all-loving and almighty gods, in very distant future. Yet, I daresay that because of men’s innate drive to incalculable atrocities, incapable of quenching their unstoppable thirst for blood, never heeding the brutality committed by their forefathers, there is scarcely any effort to heed history’s lessons and attempt to rectify unforgivable errors. To be sure, mankind has always been irreparably oblivious to past blunders, blindly obsessed with power and mercilessly deceptive, thereby assuring its own inevitable downfall. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that it may ever be capable of swerving from the current trail, and shall continue trotting along this atrocious pathway until the glorious moment when, as a gift to the Universe, it succeeds in eliminating the very last vestige of its pointless, fleeting presence from the surface of its home planet.


If only the Neanderthal men had emerged victorious and inherited the Earth to develop its own civilization, perhaps the planet would have had a gentler, kinder history over the past twenty two millennia, thereby affording this blue spec to keep on hovering, with abundant life across the infinity of time-space continuum.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF (RELIGIOUS) OBJECTS VIS-À-VIS THE POWER OF THE MIND VERSUS “FAITH” OR “MIRACLES”

The key to peaceful contentment (as well as the far more important goal of Reducing the quantity and/or scope of Human Conflicts) lies with mankind’s willingness to completely eliminate ALL types/versions of primitive, absurd, hate inspiring mythological sects (a.k.a. “religious faiths) from the fabric (and every aspect) of human societies. An effort which will not be attained until such time when the overwhelming predominance of human IGNORANCE, which renders mankind to blindly engage into a form of psychological voluntary slavery, whereby the “ideological Master” demands absolute obedience (since it emanates from a divine being) and engage into absurd sets of dogmatic beliefs in order to attain “salvation” without the ability or expectation of EVER question any principle or tenet, lest he/she may be deemed blasphemous or – worse – an Infidel!

In addition, because ALL remaining primitive, “mythological sects” (a.k.a. religious institutions) invariably contain fundamentally significant sets of rather DISTINCT (IF not outright opposite) ecclesiastical concepts, “divine dictates or commands”, not to mention the types (and scope) of SINS, all of which representing the KEY to the (real) TRUTH and/or the “righteous path” (often the SOLE path) towards a so-called "salvation", these Sects ultimately provide (in the long run) the “raw material” for a wide variety of antagonizing, irreconcilable positions as stipulated by competing philosophies, often also automatically implying that all other competing religions (and their infidel followers) are either blasphemous or evil!

A deeper significant analysis of current and historical conflicts is bound to stipulate that these fundamental and irreconcilable religious distinctions have been systematically and historically the underlying trigger (openly or concealed) behind the source(s) of most wars across our planet.

Moreover, because during some key time periods (at various locations) of our known History, such religious institutions were either led or influenced by clever, deviant and powerful clerics/priests/imams who were in a position to manipulate the ignorant millions of “faithful believers” (often to accomplish selfish, hidden agendas) vis-à-vis the previously mentioned irreconcilable amalgamation of primitive distinctions, the tragic end result of which often culminated with the incalculable suffering, torture, and/or extermination of thousands (even millions) of innocent victims!

Yet, there are ultra-liberal intellectuals who advocate the idyllic notion whereby "the key to peaceful contentment lies in opening the symbols of the world's religions to everyone" not only reflects exceeding levels of naïveté, but also implicitly adheres and feeds the very archaic institutions responsible to the ignorance, the hatred, and ultimate unhappiness of the masses of whichever culture.

The actual underlying significance behind such views, whereby religious objects would "miraculously" provide the necessary strength for individuals to attain "inner peace" originates rather in an entirely different factor, namely: the Power of the Human Mind. Indeed, although modern science remains unable to fully explain the source of such intangible abilities – despite the never ending flow of amazing discoveries – it is clear that our brains are the true agents which provide the intrinsic capability for anyone to bring to fruition a wide variety of great accomplishments if/when accessing their “inner power” which derives from strong beliefs or convictions (as opposed to “faith” or “miracles”) by successfully utilizing certain "symbols" (often incorrectly associated with iconic artifacts) towards the accomplishment of certain objectives considered extremely hard or nearly impossible.