Discussion Part 2 (Alexia Barrios)

Today’s discussion, as controversial as it may have been, had a lot of truth in it. The idea that we weaken the gene pool by keeping those who no longer are capable of contributing to our society alive is one that with all emotions put aside is logical. But humans are not strictly logical and rational creatures, we are often blinded by emotion and for that reason many cannot fathom the concept of eradicating or simply allowing those who have “reached their time” to die. Instead we keep them alive. Why? The answer is that humans are inherently selfish beings. In the case of a loved on, we may keep them alive because we believe we are doing to the best for them, but in reality we are doing it because we cannot fathom a future without them. We want to hold on to them as long as possible and prolong our relationship with them and that is where the selfishness kicks in. The moment of some else's passing is not about ourselves, but yet we find a way to relate or tie it to ourselves.