Comment on Talia's Post

I agree with Talia when she says that all the labels we put on things are make believe. However, Talia does not see any purpose for them and I think I do. I think humans created labels in order to maintain security, in order to be sure of something. It is true that going to two different medical schools give the same sort of education, but it is not the same education; you cannot compare Keiser University to John Hopkins. Even though accreditation is a little piece of flimsy paper, in a way, it is the only reassurance you can get to make sure something was done as you expected it to be done. It does seem that we value titles more than education, and I think that should be changed, but how do you go from there?

Going back to make believe labels, blue ribbon schools and college degrees are both excellent examples, but if you think about it more, our entire lives and our way of living is make believe as well. Humans are animals, and although we are more intellectual and capable of great things, why don’t we live off instinct? Why is it that we care about makeup and clothes and not food and water? I mean, it is obvious that we have to give our lives a purpose and a meaning, but it is just a thought that I have always had. Why all this, why do we go through all the trouble of living if eventually we are all going to die anyways?