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I have heard the argument, Numinous, that we humans, as a species,
are just as susceptable as the next animal to a "thinning of the herd" mentality, a sort of built in population check that kicks in when we need it to. This would go a long way to explaining record numbers of murderous behaviourial acts and violent acts, given that massive wars and epidemics aren't doing a good enough job.
posted by
saul_relative
on June 3, 2005 at 12:36 PM
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Saul_ relative
This is one of those problems that we all know the answer to but don't want to accept it. We know that we have overpopulated the world by probably a million times it's capacity for human beings. Yet we still continue to have children at a record, pace then turn around and leave them for someone else to raise.
When there is too much of anything, it begins to loose it's value, even human life. The really amazing thing here is; why are we suprised.
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Numinous
on June 2, 2005 at 2:24 PM
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Unfortunately, MysticGmeKeeper, we are seeing a general devolution
in our basic social structures, for whatever reasons. We need a cure, quickly and the most dire way
posted by
saul_relative
on June 2, 2005 at 5:47 AM
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Saul
...i cannot believe mans inhumanity to man at all levels of society. pervasive and seeping into our schools and our childhoods. Such little regard for life . we are doing something terribly wrong as a human race...all of us, regardless the country, the leaders, the religions, political affiliations , gender, education, or whatever else we choose to use to seperate us, to build walls with, to assult others with.
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MysticGmekeepr
on June 1, 2005 at 3:53 PM
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