NationStates Jolt Archive

I recently had a discussion with a few friends of mine on which was the most powerful and influential and sometimes dangerous trait the human soul contained. Many of them said the typical reply - love. However, I picked spite. You can fall in love out of spite, can you not?

Though that's my logic, what's your take on this?

The worth. I mean, think of all you could do by selling your soul. I sold my soul recently, now I never have to work again and live in a big fancy mansion. Spite and love can't give you that can they?:p

Powerful, influential and sometimes dangerous trait you're looking for. Desire. Every war is because someone desired more land, more power, more whatever. All conflict is due to Desire. Basically when people want stuff, they can become dangerous.
If you can call "need" a trait, then that is even stronger than desire. Look at any people who don't have access to food, and what they'll do to get it. Any 3rd world country. Hurricane Katrina victims.
I can't remember who this quote is from, but it sums up the above paragraph. "Civilization is two square meals away from anarchy."

Smell.

I've changed my choice to fashion sense. Don't ask why. It's a secret.

The ability to cook up some good ribs and collard greens.

It's incessant appetite for chicken soup.

Stupidity.

Compassion.

Denial.

Humility. It is, in my opinion, the most favorable trait.

Desire to get pissed.

Rage Against the Machine said it best in the song 'Freedom'!

"Anger is a gift."

There is no soul. Dur.

There is no soul. Dur.

I call bullshit. Why would there be soul food if there is no soul?

I call bullshit. Why would there be soul food if there is no soul?

There's no soul food either. It's all part of a conspiracy by corporate america to get us to buy more things.

There's no soul food either. It's all part of a conspiracy by corporate america to get us to buy more things.

That's just silly. Corporate America doesn't hire black people.

Compassion on the good end, desire on the bad.

That's just silly. Corporate America doesn't hire black people.

There's no black people either. Just another layer of misdirection.

Seeking happiness.

There's no black people either. Just another layer of misdirection.

So my "black" friends are just racists wearing blackface like Al Jolson?

So my "black" friends are just racists wearing blackface like Al Jolson?

Everyone you know who's black are actually French.

It really is denial, I tell you. Anyone disagreeing with me is just proving my point :D