There's a dichotomy between the song lyrics being quite obvious in themselves (quite literal) and an interpretation of 'playing God' by masturbation or whatever. You know the stuff we release is actually living? It's alive? Don't you think we're playing God? This song is questioning your morals and whether there is a right or wrong. You can also see how they are a parallel to each other. If you interpret the lyrics fully you can see how he can actually be talking about himself in reference to masturbation. You can see how how the lyrics can be interpreted to be about the listener themselves, when obviously the literal interpretation would be about someone else, would it not? Then obviously you can see how we are all subject to criticism in our mode of morals. Judge not lest ye be judged or w/e.
This song also discusses karma. Karma in the Buddhist sense literally means action. There is no God judging whether or not what you do is 'right' or 'wrong', what you do will have a reaction and that reaction will eventually ripple on and on until it comes back to you. It's interesting how both of the interpretations I have listed discuss killing life. Life in the form of sperm isn't going to achieve great things compared to human life. We think human life is unique because we have the ability to help other people, to act with compassion, we are not drawn by instinct only. So you can see how there is less of a moral implication of wasting sperm, but does it make it any less right or wrong? That's for you to decide.
This also leads to the point of what would happen if you were to kill someone that would eventually go and kill others. Very controversial. I think what we should do is not kill people who are a danger to others but help them. This is my moral obligation, and my version of 'helping' people may be dogmatic. Some people don't want help do they? Or what is help? We are all unique are we not? Or are we all more similar than we'd like to believe?
You know, this song is very charming in the way it's expression is so truthful to it's lyrics. Maynard sounds a bit like a little kid. If someone were to wrong you would you immediately wrong them back?
There's a dichotomy between the song lyrics being quite obvious in themselves (quite literal) and an interpretation of 'playing God' by masturbation or whatever. You know the stuff we release is actually living? It's alive? Don't you think we're playing God? This song is questioning your morals and whether there is a right or wrong. You can also see how they are a parallel to each other. If you interpret the lyrics fully you can see how he can actually be talking about himself in reference to masturbation. You can see how how the lyrics can be interpreted to be about the listener themselves, when obviously the literal interpretation would be about someone else, would it not? Then obviously you can see how we are all subject to criticism in our mode of morals. Judge not lest ye be judged or w/e.
This song also discusses karma. Karma in the Buddhist sense literally means action. There is no God judging whether or not what you do is 'right' or 'wrong', what you do will have a reaction and that reaction will eventually ripple on and on until it comes back to you. It's interesting how both of the interpretations I have listed discuss killing life. Life in the form of sperm isn't going to achieve great things compared to human life. We think human life is unique because we have the ability to help other people, to act with compassion, we are not drawn by instinct only. So you can see how there is less of a moral implication of wasting sperm, but does it make it any less right or wrong? That's for you to decide.
This also leads to the point of what would happen if you were to kill someone that would eventually go and kill others. Very controversial. I think what we should do is not kill people who are a danger to others but help them. This is my moral obligation, and my version of 'helping' people may be dogmatic. Some people don't want help do they? Or what is help? We are all unique are we not? Or are we all more similar than we'd like to believe?
You know, this song is very charming in the way it's expression is so truthful to it's lyrics. Maynard sounds a bit like a little kid. If someone were to wrong you would you immediately wrong them back?