tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908313966500602128.post1556551310572061400..comments2021-02-17T13:10:10.721-08:00Comments on OBIE BOWMAN ARCHITECT FAIA MY JOURNAL: The Universal Constant?Obie Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04886844442244746239noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908313966500602128.post-38719752388599492762011-01-04T09:05:19.255-08:002011-01-04T09:05:19.255-08:00Great input, John, I look forward to your future c...Great input, John, I look forward to your future comments. I have lots on my mind so will probably be reflecting on life related issues for some time.Obie Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886844442244746239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908313966500602128.post-46791833268804033212011-01-03T13:01:02.963-08:002011-01-03T13:01:02.963-08:00We are animals, yes.
But it is our very differen...We are animals, yes. <br />But it is our very differentness as animals that allows us to so handily be the dominant species, and simultaneously obliges us with ethics. "Survival of the fittest": who are the fittest? Those who survive. It becomes a tautology: "Survival of the survivors", and as a system, that sure seems to be how it goes. Systems that can successfully propagate themselves endure.<br />My hope (for any of this turning out at all well) stems from the following: a critically important component of successful iterative propagation in an evolving environment is the capacity to change over time. And as special animals, we aren't limited to genetic evolution. We can learn, culturally. And either we're gonna eat ourselves out of house and home, or the enduring system will be one that lets chickens have perches. Because how we've been doing this is just not sustainable.<br />Either way, though, the earth will be fine; it's seen far worse. <br />It is just a real shame to take all the frogs down with us.John Arnoldnoreply@blogger.com