Originally Posted by apostate87

hmmm i just got around to really reading through the last few posts and thought i'd comment on this one. i agree that we as human beings generally hold ourselves to a high standard, perhaps even an unrealistically high standard, but why does that make it wrong? that seems like saying that stupid people should just not study because they're gonna fail anyway. i don't think tragedy is the right word for it, because i don't see trying to improve against all odds as being a bad thing. and i know it's debatable whether we've improved as a species over the years. norse mythology comes to mind - don't you agree it's better to fight the good fight and lose than to just give up? perhaps humanity's unrealistic standard is heroic rather than tragic. just my two cents.