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capeandcowl2012-01-14 11:12 am
liebe_krieg) wrote in capeandcowl2012-01-14 11:12 am
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44th Insane Speech // Voice
I have been thinking about monsters.
The question of what humanity there may be found in monsters has already been asked and discussed many times. Do they have a soul, are they capable of love, and other romantic notions. [The Major can be heard scoffing] My interest is focused on the other side of the coin: what depths a human being may sink to before they receive the label ‘monster.’
One hears it thrown about of course: ‘you monster! You fiend! You mad demon!” [Laughter] Such vicious rhetoric! But do the people who say that really mean someone is devoid of all humanity? That they lack the things which truly make a genuine human?
A claim like that carries great implications, you know. A brief look at the history of humanity shows that a great many of us have done things which might prompt some to cry ‘monster!’ Would it follow then, that a significant portion of humans on this Earth have never been human at all? Whatever would that mean for the concept of ‘human?’
These questions are of keen interest to me. And part of that interest is what you think on the matter.
The question of what humanity there may be found in monsters has already been asked and discussed many times. Do they have a soul, are they capable of love, and other romantic notions. [The Major can be heard scoffing] My interest is focused on the other side of the coin: what depths a human being may sink to before they receive the label ‘monster.’
One hears it thrown about of course: ‘you monster! You fiend! You mad demon!” [Laughter] Such vicious rhetoric! But do the people who say that really mean someone is devoid of all humanity? That they lack the things which truly make a genuine human?
A claim like that carries great implications, you know. A brief look at the history of humanity shows that a great many of us have done things which might prompt some to cry ‘monster!’ Would it follow then, that a significant portion of humans on this Earth have never been human at all? Whatever would that mean for the concept of ‘human?’
These questions are of keen interest to me. And part of that interest is what you think on the matter.
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A person is defined by their actions; intent can be a factor, but again-- that's entirely subjective.
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And what would you think a 'monster' is defined by, then? Does that word have any presence in your dictionary?
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If you're talking things like what crawled out of the sea and tried to eat the City, that's different. That's like calling a force of nature a monster. You're applying subjective rules to something that cannot be measured in such a manner.
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