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>>8459
>What do you see in this world, this consciousness bestowed upon humans?
I see this world for what it is. A collection of matter and particles which interact with each other in certain ways and provoke various reactions because of this. The world is nothing more than a poorly-oiled machine to me, one which I have little desire of conforming to. I don't function as part of the "society machine", I function outside of and independent of it.
As for "consciousness", it's hard to say. Essentially all "consciousness" is, is electrical signals being transmitted through the brain and the body. Another reaction of energy and particles, just another machine in a world of machines, albeit one that doesn't always function adequately.
>Is it right or wrong to maintain this illusion?
This farce we perceive as "reality" is neither right nor wrong. Because reality, itself, has no idea of the concept of "right" or "wrong". This world doesn't know the difference between the two and so, objectively speaking, neither can be applied to it in a way that would make logical sense.
However, machines are built to function. If the machine works then I say it's fine to leave the cogs turning away for as long as they will, until they day they all rust and turn no longer.
>Are people getting too carried away with themselves?
Emotions are all caused by substances and chemicals which the body produces. If people are getting too "carried away", then it's likely due to a chemical imbalance within themselves. Of course, this is the result of our evolution, so I'd say yes, as a whole humanity tend to get far too carried away with themselves sometimes.
>Is it egoistic to consider ourselves superior to animals?
It's egotistical to even consider ourselves superior to the food we eat, or the trash we throw away. When you get right down to it we are all composed of matter, as are animals, as is trash. We are all identical in that we share this single basic trait, we are tangible and we have form.
That said, there are elements which hold more value than others. A human composed of a great many elements is obviously more valuable than, say, a rat made up of a comparatively small number of elements. In that way we are indeed superior to animals, but that's only physical worth or value. Are humans, as a species, superior to animals? Yes, for the most part. Though there are some humans which rank below even trash, and likewise some animals which rank below even these worthless humans.
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