"Fundamentally, though, humankind is pretty crap." Discuss.

Started by mongers, August 29, 2011, 06:47:38 PM

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Razgovory

Quote from: grumbler on August 30, 2011, 07:12:50 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 30, 2011, 06:17:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 30, 2011, 06:11:54 PM
Oh, bullshit.
We have survived by repressing that instinct;  in fact, we've thrived by surpressing it.

:huh:

We've channeled that instinct, not repressed it. Instead of clubbing people on the head, we think up weapons that can kill millions in one shot.
:huh: Do you know what the word "instinct" even means?

It means a bad smell on the inside. :)
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

garbon

"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Tamas

Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 30, 2011, 06:11:54 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on August 30, 2011, 01:46:20 PM
Draks was a great post.

Oh, bullshit.
We have survived by repressing that instinct;  in fact, we've thrived by surpressing it.

hells yeah.


Siege

Quote from: Tyr on August 30, 2011, 02:27:07 AM
Life is pretty violent and nasty.
Humans though are amongst the nicest animals out there.

I am not an animal.


"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"


Neil

Quote from: Siege on September 01, 2011, 08:24:32 PM
Quote from: Tyr on August 30, 2011, 02:27:07 AM
Life is pretty violent and nasty.
Humans though are amongst the nicest animals out there.
I am not an animal.
You're certainly not a plant or a bacteria.  I think 'animal' is an appropriate grouping.
I do not hate you, nor do I love you, but you are made out of atoms which I can use for something else.

Siege



"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"


The Minsky Moment

Wonder if siege read the thread title before posting . . .
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

Siege



"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"


Neil

I do not hate you, nor do I love you, but you are made out of atoms which I can use for something else.