Agreed. Although I'd be careful with the "natural order" arguement. Technically, we're all bacteria upon this earth, and the "natural order" would be that the planet wouldn't be infected with life - something which we've already established as being a destructive force. Therefore this "help"ing is really condoning the purging of the bacteria, rendering the planet a lifeless organic body hurtling through space
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self-criticismwibblepigDecember 8 2004, 22:12:31 UTC
Although, technically, it could be argued that Paulson's study could be seen as an investigation into how easy it is to socialise individuals, and thus exert social control over the population. From a young age, even - almost a form of indoctrination, should positive reinforcement be applied to a factor that said institutions were able to use to their advantage. Thus the government, and other such powerful institutions, can test their influence over the public and exercise their ability to cover-up any events/threats etc that they so wish...
OK - this is the first time i heard the definition of altruism - i know - im lame. I believe it does exist and well, my points that further my opinion is based on the following
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Heh, okay, a completely unintelligent point of view here :P
Firstly, I believe the media is mostly a negative force. Why? To me, "the media" is the various newspapers and news programmes. I know that the word should encompass all things media-y, but it doesn't to me.
The biological weapon thing, taking into account your clarifications, is probably going to cause a lot of pain and suffering, and sooner rather than later (though we can hope for later). Diseases occuring that were more advanced than the current medicines have always happened, but yes, there's now more of us and it's harder to get advancements in science (or so it seems). MRSA is still doing the rounds in the hospitals, and SARS wasn't so long ago... but in the Middle Ages, the Black Plague was deadly, and we as a race survived that. I think our extinction is more likely to be done by ourselves, rather than from a natural disease (although that may help). As for terrorism being exagerated: Yes. For both the reasons you use in the question.
Will get back to ye's somewhen over zee weekend, methinks. Not because I'm stumped (because really, we've been given enough notes on this in Psychology to swamp a rhino), but because of verrrrk. Bah!
we've been given enough notes on this in Psychology to swamp a rhino
Doesn't it show, boys and girls? :P
(sorry, I'm just a little knackered on the whole psycholomogy front, as LJ seems to dictate. I need food. Ooh! *has idea but shuts up as he's too exhausted to follow through on it*)
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Firstly, I believe the media is mostly a negative force. Why? To me, "the media" is the various newspapers and news programmes. I know that the word should encompass all things media-y, but it doesn't to me.
The biological weapon thing, taking into account your clarifications, is probably going to cause a lot of pain and suffering, and sooner rather than later (though we can hope for later). Diseases occuring that were more advanced than the current medicines have always happened, but yes, there's now more of us and it's harder to get advancements in science (or so it seems). MRSA is still doing the rounds in the hospitals, and SARS wasn't so long ago... but in the Middle Ages, the Black Plague was deadly, and we as a race survived that. I think our extinction is more likely to be done by ourselves, rather than from a natural disease (although that may help). As for terrorism being exagerated: Yes. For both the reasons you use in the question.
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Doesn't it show, boys and girls? :P
(sorry, I'm just a little knackered on the whole psycholomogy front, as LJ seems to dictate. I need food. Ooh! *has idea but shuts up as he's too exhausted to follow through on it*)
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