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Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
reply to post by TRGreer
Am I allowed to say it's impossible yet?
Originally posted by TRGreer
Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
reply to post by TRGreer
Am I allowed to say it's impossible yet?
You know what? Yes lets do that. Lets offer perspectives as to why it cant work. Fire away but please try to follow the guide lines I previously stated.
Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
reply to post by TRGreer
Originally posted by TRGreer
Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
reply to post by TRGreer
Am I allowed to say it's impossible yet?
You know what? Yes lets do that. Lets offer perspectives as to why it cant work. Fire away but please try to follow the guide lines I previously stated.
Aah. Thank you.
Well first of all, saying it's impossible would be wrong. I have a hard time being absolute about anything. But I don't think everyone can work together simply because it hasn't happened yet. Even when there was under a billion people in the known world, people were at war, there was intolerance and there were atrocities everywhere. Now that there is over seven billion people in the world, intolerance has seemingly elevated and atrocities continue to intensify, I think it is safe to say that it is improbable that we can—at this time and with this size of a population—all band together and help each other.
Even when we have the ability to communicate as easily as we do now, we don't take advantage of the usefulness of the technology. Some do, but most don't.
I think the only way everyone (and by everyone I mean everyone) can work together is if there was a massive calamity or an extinction-level event that minified the human population to only a handful. Only when everyone is dependent on one another can everyone work together. In this day and age, not everyone is dependent on everyone, and I hate to say it, but very few people are valuable to the individual's life and well-being.
What do you think?
Originally posted by TRGreerHow do we get past the petty stuff and get down to healing?
This planet, the human species is going to hell in a hand basket so to speak
Before people start posting about how impossible it is. Stop and really consider with an open mind what I'm asking. Please try to give an honest attempt at answering the question. Sending out positivity!
Originally posted by Balkan
Originally posted by TRGreerHow do we get past the petty stuff and get down to healing?
It won't happen until we genetically engineer ourselves to be less aggressive and more passive and altruistic.
This planet, the human species is going to hell in a hand basket so to speak
Is it? I thought the dark ages were much worse. There were far worse times for human beings than modern times. Get real.
Before people start posting about how impossible it is. Stop and really consider with an open mind what I'm asking. Please try to give an honest attempt at answering the question. Sending out positivity!
Ah, one of these. You don't want the truth. You want to feel good. Just more proof for what I've been saying about homo sapiens for a long time now. Well, if it's bs you want, it's bs you'll get here. I hope it makes you feel better.
I am sincerely glad I could help in any capacity, even if you're being as sarcastic as I was. Good luck and peace to you.
Originally posted by TRGreerI got the truth already and you helped me to find a very important answer. Thank you.Yup! I am one of those!
It won't happen until we genetically engineer ourselves
I thought the dark ages were much worse.
Wars are instinctual.
Originally posted by LifeIsEnergy
Ah, one of those. You technocrats sure are a jittery and fearful bunch, caffeine much?
Oh wow, and you're a time traveler too. How cool! A technocratic time-traveler!
Then I will disappoint you as I have no concrete evidence. I'll clarify for you that these are just my ideas and opinions. From my own observations and study of history, war and social strife have been a cyclical part of all tribes and civilizations. I see evidence and studies all the time that continue to intrigue me such as this that I've posted about several times now recently because it's worth reposting:
And here you come, with the evidence to end the debate once and for all! Please do share your evidence with us...
Baboons can distinguish between written words and gibberish. Monkeys seem to be able to do multiplication. Apes can delay instant gratification longer than a human child can. They plan ahead. They make war and peace. They show empathy. They share.
For a few years, scientists have watched chimpanzees in zoos collect and store rocks as weapons for later use. In May, a study found they even add deception to the mix. They created haystacks to conceal their stash of stones from opponents, just like nations do with bombs.
The evidence that animals are more intelligent and more social than we thought seems to grow each year, especially when it comes to primates.
Hare points to studies where competing chimpanzees enter an arena where one bit of food is hidden from view for only one chimp. The chimp that can see the hidden food, quickly learns that his foe can't see it and uses that to his advantage, displaying the ability to perceive another ape's situation. That's a trait humans develop as toddlers, but something we thought other animals never got, Hare said.
It was once thought the control of emotions and the ability to empathize and socialize separated us from our primate cousins. But chimps console, and fight, each other. They also try to soothe an upset companion, grooming and putting their arms around him. "I see plenty of empathy in my chimpanzees," de Waal said. But studies have shown they also go to war against neighboring colonies, killing the males and taking the females. That's something that also is very human and led people to believe that war-making must go back in our lineage 6 million years, de Waal said. When scientists look at our other closest relative, the bonobo, they see a difference. Bonobos don't kill. Hare says his experiments show bonobos give food to newcomer bonobos, even when they could choose to keep all the food themselves.