On 8 June 2014 08:29, spudboy100 via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> What two nations in your hemisphere- the death penalty aside-have very, > low, crimes, of violence, though their citizenries are heavily armed? > Answer, Switzerland and Israel. Why aren't their crimes of violence rates > going through the roof? The best answer seems to be social cohesion. > Correct. It appears that people have evolved to live in small groups in which everyone is related to everyone else, and that in that situation we are natural communists, supporting each other and sharing the fruits of our labours, at least within reason. Village or tribal life (where everyone remains in the same village/tribe over many generations) is natural for humans. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
