Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Human Construction?

Group 1: Entirely Human Construction
1. God à There is no solid evidence to suggest that god is not a human construction.
2. War à War as we know it would be nonexistent without humans, therefore it is a human construction.
3. Science à Science is a form of study which humans created. As far as we know, animals do not employ science to study things.
4. Musicà I was on the fence about this one, but the music that we most often think of would not be possible if not for humans.
5. Morality à A concept that was created by man to keep order.
6. Market Capitalism àQuite obviously created by humans.
7. Patriotism à Again, obviously man-made.
Group 2: Partly Human Construction
1. The Color Red àThe title is manmade, but the actual color would exist with or without humans.
2. The Number 3 à Again, the title is man-made, but the actual number is not.
3. Timeà This one is debatable as well. The concept of keeping time is man-made, but the effects of the passage of time are not.
Group 3: Not Human Construction
1. Electronà Electrons would exist even if humans had not discovered their existence.
2. Appleà Grows in nature even without mankind’s help, therefore is not man-made.

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