Only human

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"I am only human".

What does that phrase really mean?/ I see it getting thrown about a lot when someone commits error(i lost count of ppl saying jack neo is "only human" just to de-emphasise the mistakes he made) but i would like to clarify my views and this discussion is not about jack neo, but what the phrase "only human" means to us. (hence why its a seperate topic)
Other views and discussions are welcome

1) I personally feel that this phrase of being "only human" is often misused and many times used as a way to shirk responsibility from the mistakes we people commit. Not just that, the phrase itself de-values humanity as a whole.. Mistakes are anomalies, usually going against logic. Isnt it logical then to ensure that the mistake is not recommited?

2) a single mistake is not "only human" cos animals make mistakes too. Machines make mistakes too when they have programming errors. Are we now putting the level of a "human" down to the level of a mere animal or machine? Same goes for giving into temptations of the flesh like pre-marital sex and stuff. Animals screw around. Hence it does not make such things "only human". Why devalue humanity in this way?
Giving in to basal instincts is not "only human"

3) The differnce comes with multiple mistakes.
Multiple mistakes, especially if it is the same mistake done over and over again, is also NOT "only human". Computers that make multiple mistakes usually come from either structural or programming error. Meaning, they were just going according to their pre-set program and to them it is not a mistake.
But as humans(at least healthy humans those that are free from biological impediments that lead to psychological issues), the very fact that we are self aware, allows us to trancend our pre-set program(our instincts). What sets a human apart from a machine(at least until true A.I is invented) is our ability to LEARN.
So failing to learn from past errors and failing to stop commiting the same mistakes over and over again is NOT ONLY HUMAN.

see, machines and programs are not faultless, admit it. How many times computer crash? at least got once. Every single system has at least one bug. Its only a matter of time till that bug or code anomaly is discovered.
Crash why? Its either hardware or the code corruption.
>>Machines make mistakes. We use machines not to do away with mistakes, but increase effeciency.
Calculator for example. A man can calculate ANY mathematical problem himself, given enough time and if he is not careless. The calculator only calculates faster, not better.
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The calculator does not do math on its own, it merely augments a human's abilities to do math.

But if a calculator had a bug caused by a small electrical glitch which made it think "2+2 is 3, then it willl keep making 2+ 2= 3 becos it does not know that it is wrong. As such we see that a machine cannot go beyond its pre-programmed parameters.

The problem is that machines cannot change themselves if they make an error. They dont know it is an error as it is still part of their code. This is called a lack of SELF AWARENESS.

hence my statement that making mistakes is not ONLY human. It extends to animals(some hatch the wrong duck's ducklings etc) and machines as well since they are not as self-aware as humans in a sense.

This is where the human rises above the machine. The human KNOWS right and wrong unlike the machine. And the human is able to go beyond his core programming and correct what is wrong.

Unconscious slip ups here and there, fine. But not when one has full knowledge of his erronous actions and yet only pass it of as "I'm only human and it is human nature to make mistakes"

Why do we(people who use that phrase) not acknowledge what comes after the mistake and the forgiveness?

A better phrase would be
"To err is beneath a human(i hope i was clear as to why i think that it is not just humans who make mistakes, but machines and animals too. Unless someone thinks that machines and animals are better than humans),
to forgive is divine(definitely. And why? Because of hope. We acknowledge that in every human there is the capacity for good and the ability to learn and change, hence we give second chances)
to learn is natural,(yes learning is natural. It is inbuilt into all creatures. BUT......)
to correct is truly human".(machines cant correct themselves unless someone commands them to. Animals have no concept of right and wrong)


.A human corrects himself for that is the logical thing to do since he has the capabilities to do so unlike animals(lacking mental capacity) and machines(lacking self awareness).


So why is this phrase continually misused as an excuse to brush away or downplay mistakes and i also wonder who was the first idiot to coin it.

If you want to read deeper, this phrase implies that humanity is a mistake since it says that it is our intended nature to only make mistakes. Just clarify that our nature is not to make mistakes since non-humans make mistakes too,
Our intended nature is to learn from mistakes, grow, ensure those mistakes are not made again, and ultimately trancend beyond our pre-set parameters to become fully self-actualised individuals.


In conclusion
1) making mistakes is not only a human trait. Therefore attributing mistakes to human nature by saying "I am only human" is wrong. It is also similar to a machine saying "I make errors because i was programed that way". That indicates that using the phrase "I am only human" is merely a ploy to shirk responsibility for a mistake.
2) What makes one "only human"(a trait exclusive only to humans) is the drive and desire to improve oneself and move beyond one's core program.

Mitsubishi Drops Jack Neo after Scandal.

hahahahaha I just HAD to do this. Why did they drop him? Its not their fault Thats cos he no longer represents the values Mitsubishi claims are part of their air-cons. Quotes are from Jack Neo's very annoying and very repetitive mitsubishi air con "star max" commercial. Let the content analysis begin...... watch it here check this out. 1) At the bottom of the news cast it says "Mitsubishi: change for the better" - like after the first affair Jack Neo got change for the better? got learn from mistake? No! go have have other affairs. 3 so far and counting Neo in the commercial say the air con is...... " quietest" - nope, the way this affair has been blown wide open, its anything BUT quiet "Highest energy savings" - HA! now with a 3rd affair exposed, you think Neo will have energy saved for anything else? "Just wipe here and clean there, SIMPLE!" - Like this black mark on his reputation so easy to clean away meh?? "Simple Maintainance" - Right.......if only extramarital affairs were that simple to maintain secrecy One thing though. I quote Jack neo from the commercial again "And vaccume here. WOW!" - yup, like the vaccume, this whole extramarital thing SUX. WOW.

Indecisive moron FTW?

What are the chances that this tall handsome young man looking no older than his late 20s, be visiting KFC for the first time in his life??

No he aint some china man; he spoke with the tone and voice of an educated young singaporean. No dialect, no slurs, his speech style sounding more like Goh Chock Tong than Phua Chu Kang. Dressed in a professional looking shirt, well pressed pants and carrying a briefcase, he was the perfect picture of a young up and coming executive making his way home from work only stopping by KFC to buy dinner.

Now i ask this........WHO TAKES MORE THAN 5 MINUTES TO PLACE A DARN ORDER!!!!?!?!?

Seriously, it was like the guy's first time at KFC.
>At first he wants a 2 piece chicken meal
- girl at the counter asks him "Crispy or original"
>He says crispy........the girl go gets crispy.....then as she is getting the 2nd piece, he says "sorry, make that original"
-the girl complies and puts back the chicken and reaches for the original pieces.
-places the original pieces on the counter
> he takes one look at it at reacts as if the girl just put a Lard McFlaccid in front of him. "erm, can i have drumsticks. I dont like the wing parts"
(YES he said "I dont like the Wing parts".........read that again "WING PARTS". What other part does a chicken try to fly with?!?!!?)
Anyway
- poor girl makes another trip to the chicken taking area
-next, the drinks.
-girl places the cup under pepsi.
> He stops her as the cup is half way filling and asks if they have COKE.
(any retard can LOOK at the stickers of drinks there is available at the drink dispenser and clearly see THERE ISN NO COKE)
-poor girl has to explain to him that there is no coke
BTW, the whole time i was directly behind this dope thinking that this line was the shortest. It had only 2 ppl lining up while the rest had about 5. BUT BY NOW, the other lines 5th person is happily ordering his food and IM STUCK BEHIND A COMPLETE MORON!!!

where was I? oh ya, praying to all high heavens that she does not ask him......
oh crap she did.........
- "you want to change the potato to anything else?" she asks.
> "change to what?" he replies.
What followed was a uncomfortable exchange between the two as she explained how he had to add $1.70 if he wanted cheese fries or $0.50 if he wanted a salad. If i only had a mallet..............
So, he wants to change his potato to cheese fries right?
wrong, cos he wants to change it to coleslaw
But the darn meal ALREADY comes with A COLESLAW
and oh now he wants to change his COLESLAW to Cheese fries.

OK
Order finally settled and ready to go right?
WRONG!!!!
"oh sorry, i want to 'take away'"- he says(as you know, if you want to take away, KFC uses different packaging for the chicken and cheese fries)
So the poor girl re-packs everything. Gives him the food, and change.

FINALLY!!!!

So right now im wondering to myself.
How can someone who looks so educated and young either
a) has never been near KFC before
b) is an indecisive moron
c) can talk like Goh Chock Tong but says stuff like "Wing Parts"

THE complete idiocy of it all makes MY BRAIN ASPLODE!!!