05-17-2005, 10:42 PM
Quote:My 2 dineros for what it is worth. Baring the fact that your argument is unsubstantiated, and makes leaps of logic that defy reason
Premise 1: Man came from Nature (he is the result of evolution of life on earth)
Premise 2: You can't own what created you (regardless of whether that creation be through evolution or spontaneous creation)
For instance,you can't own your parents and you can't be owned by your parents because you are subjects and not objects.
Premise 3: An element of a whole doesn't own this whole.It belongs to it.
Man appeared among other animals through evolution of life.He is "a branch of the tree of life".Thus he is an element of a whole (which is Nature, that is animals,vegetables..)
For instance,you belong to a family.A member of a family can't own one's family.He is a part of this family.Same logic for Man.
Man comes from apes,apes come from A, A comes from B,B comes from C,etc ..
Conclusion: Man can't own Nature.