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Old 12-01-2007, 03:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nuttyjoe View Post
Something Else to Ponder:
On Thanksgiving Day, I attended a "mini" family reunion. I met up with a cousin that I had not seen in many years; and it turns out that her son is attending Geogetown University as a graduate student in theology. After introducing me to him; I discovered that he definitely has the family trait for intense discussion. He posed the following query, which I admit still has me thinking long and hard:
If we accept that man (humans) are the dominant species of the animal kingdom; why is it that we are the only species that actively plan( and create tools for) our own extinction?
I thought this question might give our thought processes an excercise. He called me this morning and wanted to know how I felt. I'm still pondering over this myself-how do you feel?
In this off the cuff answer to your question, I'm gonna say paranoia mixed with intelligence is a scary and dangerous thing. If you are paranoid that another human is out to "get" you for one of any number of reasons, you are gonna always be in a defensive position. And the best defense is always to be prepared for the worst the offense might throw at you. That's totally neglecting that the saying that the best defense is a helluva offense.

A byproduct os a good defense will always be better offensive weapons. When you have the intelligence to come up with weapons from any number of otherwise very useful advances, you eventually will end up with something lethal. Medicine and technology have the capability to save and terminate millions of lives depending on intent.
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