Review of Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
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Review of Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
[Following is a volunteer review of "Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature" by Chet Shupe.]
The heart or emotion is regarded as self-centered. This means that whatever decision it’ll make would be for the benefit of itself. That is why the brain’s verdict is a requirement for rational decision-making.
The book Rediscovering The Wisdom Of Human Nature: How Civilization Destroys Happiness by Chet Shupe is a book written based on belief. The author believes that sisterhood is the hope for mankind and that civilization is what destroyed our natural happiness. He believes sisterly-brotherly love is what would stabilize the world.
While trying to explain why feelings exist, the author clarified that once one understands the significance of feelings, it becomes clear that they are there to inspire the behaviors required for the perpetuation of life. He believes that there can’t be real contentment for human beings without the connection to life that comes exclusively through our love for others. I believe this part of the book.
There was a moment I got puzzled while reading this book, the moment where the author said that we need to recognize that it’s not the specifics of what the law prescribes as right or wrong that is the problem. The problem is the existence of the law, period! Questions began running through my mind; if there were no rules, how would this world look like? What is the future of our offspring? How could there be development if there weren’t rules to guide the masses to such routes? As I analyzed the outcomes, I disagreed with the author. I don’t know if the author had seen something different in his view, but based on mine, I see no better future or life for us or our children in the absence of sensible rules.
The author brought on a story about his nephew, Nathan, who told his parents after a few weeks of being admitted into the first grade that he was never going back to school. His parents demanded a reason, but he only said that he didn’t want to. He believed his reason to be that if he had said that he was hungry or didn’t like being lost in a blizzard or that a sunset is beautiful…that they wouldn’t demand an explanation; so why would they ask him to explain why he doesn’t want to go to school? The author believes that one should act the way one feels, but I strongly disagree with the idea.
As I said in the first paragraph, we need the brain or intellect, for rational decision-making. If everyone was to do whatever one wants, whenever one wants to do it, then chaos would be ubiquitous. Just imagine, a world where everyone, kills, destroys, robs, vandalizes, rapes, etc, with no one to say anything. Just imagine how the world would be in that situation. Try removing a simple but sensible rule from a rule you normally follow, come back after an average or long period, and see the changes it had caused. As I said, the heart is self-centered, it does what pleases itself. If you think personally that you can't possibly commit such bad acts, that doesn’t mean others think the same.
The book was well edited but with errors. I don’t recommend this book to anyone, because the author and I are mostly on different pages based on opinion. And hence, I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars.
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Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
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The heart or emotion is regarded as self-centered. This means that whatever decision it’ll make would be for the benefit of itself. That is why the brain’s verdict is a requirement for rational decision-making.
The book Rediscovering The Wisdom Of Human Nature: How Civilization Destroys Happiness by Chet Shupe is a book written based on belief. The author believes that sisterhood is the hope for mankind and that civilization is what destroyed our natural happiness. He believes sisterly-brotherly love is what would stabilize the world.
While trying to explain why feelings exist, the author clarified that once one understands the significance of feelings, it becomes clear that they are there to inspire the behaviors required for the perpetuation of life. He believes that there can’t be real contentment for human beings without the connection to life that comes exclusively through our love for others. I believe this part of the book.
There was a moment I got puzzled while reading this book, the moment where the author said that we need to recognize that it’s not the specifics of what the law prescribes as right or wrong that is the problem. The problem is the existence of the law, period! Questions began running through my mind; if there were no rules, how would this world look like? What is the future of our offspring? How could there be development if there weren’t rules to guide the masses to such routes? As I analyzed the outcomes, I disagreed with the author. I don’t know if the author had seen something different in his view, but based on mine, I see no better future or life for us or our children in the absence of sensible rules.
The author brought on a story about his nephew, Nathan, who told his parents after a few weeks of being admitted into the first grade that he was never going back to school. His parents demanded a reason, but he only said that he didn’t want to. He believed his reason to be that if he had said that he was hungry or didn’t like being lost in a blizzard or that a sunset is beautiful…that they wouldn’t demand an explanation; so why would they ask him to explain why he doesn’t want to go to school? The author believes that one should act the way one feels, but I strongly disagree with the idea.
As I said in the first paragraph, we need the brain or intellect, for rational decision-making. If everyone was to do whatever one wants, whenever one wants to do it, then chaos would be ubiquitous. Just imagine, a world where everyone, kills, destroys, robs, vandalizes, rapes, etc, with no one to say anything. Just imagine how the world would be in that situation. Try removing a simple but sensible rule from a rule you normally follow, come back after an average or long period, and see the changes it had caused. As I said, the heart is self-centered, it does what pleases itself. If you think personally that you can't possibly commit such bad acts, that doesn’t mean others think the same.
The book was well edited but with errors. I don’t recommend this book to anyone, because the author and I are mostly on different pages based on opinion. And hence, I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars.
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Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
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