Russell definitely seems to represent a very clear and thoughtful man. He uses a select vocabulary to express a very precise point which he wants to bring out...that being, we must learn as humankind to be clear and exact thinkers. I could not agree with him more. We need to learn to think through things and use our ability to learn words with specific meaning to express a specific point so that there is not misunderstanding about the very points of view and beliefs that we have. This video was short, but I went ahead and watched a few more of him on YouTube about his assessment of Nietzche, the mind and body, and another on nuclear war with the USSR.
He is a very smart and well thoughtout man. I think we can learn a lot from people who have dedicated their lives to thinking things through, and we should learn to build off of them so we can go further. In time we will continue to learn more and more, but not just that, we will be able to decide which is correct and which is not. I think this is the core of who we are as humankind, and if we lose this we will lose our very escence. The reason we are not beasts is due to the fact that we can decide and that we seem to have some type of morality. Murder is wrong for us, and we know that...but an animal will murder without guilt. We must continue to grow and learn in our ability to make decision and think clearly and critically.
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