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The human condition encompasses the unique and believed to be inescapable features of being human.

It can be described as the irreducible part of humanity that is inherent and not dependent on factors such as gender, race or class. It includes concerns such as the meaning of life, the search for gratification, the sense of curiosity, the inevitability of isolation, or anxiety regarding the inescapability of death.

The “human condition” is principally studied through the set of disciplines and sub-fields that make up the humanities. The study of history, philosophy, literature, and the arts all help us to understand the nature of the human condition and the broader cultural and social arrangements that make up human lives.

The human condition is the subject of such fields of study as philosophy, theology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, demographics, evolutionary biology, cultural studies, and sociobiology. The philosophical school of existentialism deals with core issues related to the human condition including the ongoing search for ultimate meaning.

The term has been used in André Malraux’s novel (1933) and René Magritte’s paintings 1933 & 1935, both titled La Condition Humaine, Hannah Arendt’s book (1958) and Masaki Kobayashi’s film series (1959-1961).

Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith has written a number of books on the subject of the human condition including Free: The End of the Human Condition (1988); Beyond the Human Condition (1991); A Species In Denial (2003); and Freedom (2011); and defines the human condition as "the agonising, underlying, core, real question in all of human life, of are humans good or are we possibly the terrible mistake that all the evidence seems to unequivocally indicate we might be?", arguing that science has now provided an answer to the human condition that defends and liberates humans.

After reading that (keep an open mind to this, will you?);

Do you think ideas such as vampirism, life after death- ghosts, phantoms, zombies, the Occult, demons, angels, and any other "beliefs"- rebirth, etc. are psychological and mental terms, ideas, and beliefs created by the human mind to overcome the human conditioning of life and cheating death- thus ultimately being able to (figuratively) be immortal in some way, shape, or form?

Do you think our ancestors (where ever they are from, regardless of heritage and nationalities) formed these ideas and beliefs because of lack of understanding and fear of our mortality as humans? As a way of making sense when none could be found or proven?

Do you feel "the human condition" is a punishment we must endure because of the biblical stories presented to us of Adam and Eve? That our mortality has been run short because of sin, rather than being allowed to flourish and prosper in years, because it's been cut short by a creator of Life who was angry that rules and laws established were not followed when presented?

When presented with the term "The Human Condition" what comes to mind? What do you feel is the adequate explanation or meaning behind the title? Do you feel, as an individual, that the human condition doesn't necessarily pertain to you, but is a generalized theory that most of the public doesn't not fit into?

And do you feel that when presented with the idea that there are, or could be, other forms of "human life" such as vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc. that they are indeed an "upgrade" to what we, as humans, currently rank as? Would it be considered a, in lack of better words, a replacement for what we currently are?

Thoughts?

I notice a lot of people claiming to be something more then human, and I suspect that they are indeed simply human. People who lack Character, or fail to develop personality are apt to develop (fabricate) identities, and extraordinary experiences to bolster themselves. It is self promotion, not promotion of an idea, or ism... although they would have people think that.

Human minds imagine, and create... then there are those who usurp such ideas and adapt them to their own purposes.

The Human Condition to me is that of Survival. How do we survive through this day to the next? That is what humans think of. However, Wifi stretches the truth a bit by pulling in all the other topics of interest such as philosophy and culture. Culture is inborn. There is such a thing as a cross-breed. A person from one culture may be drawn to and find an affinity to another culture. There is also the theory of split souls. A person in one continent may call another continent Hols. This is not part of the Human Condition though humans try to fathom this.

What makes us more than humans is the quest for Immortality, be it through actions, works of art or speech.

The belief and various schools of thoughts pertaining to the Undead should not be read as "shortcomings" of a human. They refer to the Intellect and Imagination of the Higher aspect of a human. Just because one becomes transfixed after seeing a loved one pass away , does not necessarily mean that he/she falls into the whole Undead theory. It is the Higher Intellect at play.

The quest for Immortamity is and always will be the subject of fascination to many.

Typo= find another continent Home*
And it is not Wifi but is supposed to read Wiki.

to me the human condition is just that which makes us humans. dealing with life and death, dealing with the finding and losing of love, getting up in the morning, going to work, and alot more. i think humans certainly perceive things in ways that make more sense to us, but if something does exist, then our "beliefs" or lack of belief doesnt matter. if there is a tree stump outside and i choose not to believe in it, its not going to just go away. on a larger note, if i choose not to believe in the sun, it doesnt matter....you still get the benefits of the sun, you still get the warmth, the light, and the earth is kept in place by the gravity well.

as for the "humanities"... my personal belief (there is that word again) is that getting a degree in any of those things is pretty pointless. engineering is a real degree...history is a hobby (my hobby in fact). your mileage may vary
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Lordess, what you said about the fear of death reminds me of the 1,000 ways to die entrance bit

"Death is everywhere. Some of us try to avoid it, others can't get out of it's way. Every day we fight a new war against germs, toxins, injury, illness, and catastrophe. There is a lot of ways to wind up dead, the fact that we survive it all is a miracle, because every day we live, we face 1,000 ways to die"

All of that is true, with all those ways to die, it's amazing that we manage to live for on average about 60-70 years. We are like the cockroaches of mammals. Death is right up there in the top fears of life, I mean with some of the gruesome and extremely painful ways that your life can end, it is comforting to know that there is something afterwards for some people.

The idea of a heaven, it's a reason to live and to well in life before giving up and dying.

They tell suicide bombers they get 72 virgins when they sacrifice themselves like that, some sort of peace and pride after their body is blown to bits along with the bodies of many others.

I read this book one time, called Aliens Blew Up My Homework, it suggested that beings from other planets are well aware of our existence, but they just avoid us because they think we are so dumb and primitive and are just going to wait until we pretty much self destruct and destroy our planet . . . Who knows? Maybe that's true

The mind is a very powerful thing, something humans as a whole have not completely grasped and brought to it's full potential yet.

The human condition in it's self sounds like some sort of deformity or mental condition, that's the impression the name gives off

I think there are some innate features that we all have that it describes that we just haven't come to terms with yet and don't completely understand.

I think you can also trick yourself into thinking things aren't where they really are, like when you run into a wall or any other not easily moved object, maybe you tricked yourself into thinking that it was a few more inches the other way, maybe you remembered it being that way, and your brain believed it so your eyes processed it that way, that is why you ran into the wall or stubbed your toe when you were perfectly fine and paying attention.