Most likely to be published later this summer of 2022, my 12th book entitled appropriately; Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters. The following will probably be included upon further editing, and front cover a slightly modified yet appropriate version of the 10th and 11th books...
Every member of the specie human constantly prefers or not prefers, consistently propends or not propends. That is to say, each individual prefers or propends “this” else prefers or propends “that” then prefers or propends “that” else prefers or propends “this” and so on. Preference even Propensity are neither an elected preoccupations nor chosen activities, rather continuous states of human existence. To contend the self-evident, to reason is human (see Proem & Poem Nos. 22-24, 33, 34) is to redundantly confirm to prefer even propend is to reason else something instinctive.
To restate (per Proem & Poem No. 22)… If humans did not reason, possessing not the specie’s sole advantage for survival, then they as vulnerably featherless, furless, clawless, fangless as well weaker and slower, bipedal omnivores would instinctively, desperately resort to inefficient thus insufficient gathering, foraging, grazing then scavenging upon prior failed hunts per lack of reasoning skills to imagine then construct spears, clubs, slings, bows and arrows. In pack-like and herd-esque groups, these wretched non-reasoning humans would survive for a time, although eventually preying on each other, invariably becoming extinct.
Theoretical of course, for when have humankind, in the current biological and psychological state created or evolved, been without the Peculiar Ability to Reason. Consequently, it is impossible to logically consider humans without noting even highlighting their one tool for improvement even survival, at the same time, their one distinction among fellow species. Inseparably, the Singular Right to Consent or Not Consent is no less worthy to note and highlight, therefore impossible to ignorantly overlook, arrogantly dismiss or brutally reject if paramount the empiricism combined with diligence resulting to consistency thus logic, in a word; ethic.
Why
the reiteration? First, to clarify the state of specie if without the Peculiar
Human Ability to Reason as the essential tool for survival thus sustainment
then improvement. Second, to clarify the definition of reasoning then to
identify the elements or dynamics of the same. So to clearly define, reasoning
is the economizing, evaluating then electing of priorities per individually assessed
personal benefit versus detriment, personal cost versus cache along with
personal urgency versus conveniency upon personal responsibility versus risk.
Then to elementally identify, reasoning’s aforesaid process unavoidably
includes personal knowledge experientially direct per laboring, practicing,
encountering, generally living and experientially indirect per reading,
studying, determining, academically learning, combined with personal propensities,
prerogatives, preferences, purposes, pursuits.
And covetous desires fan to flames, panning polity’s
fiat games
Tho’ few to logically triage the false claims, placing
proper blame
While facing the slanderous aims, “Racists and
Fascists are All!”
Appalled by disagreements the pious cabal while
self-enthralled
O the academic squalls, the journalistic brawls, while
all in throes
Amid inaugural balls, corporate banquets, each harlot
`tween the rows
Every varlet as bedfellow, so they bellow, “Bestow the
water as wine!
Who will question, who will know, who will betray then
begrime?”
