True! Sorry I failed to follow up on that portion as I had some distraction and had to terminate. I get your point and it seem valid as people are addressing guns and knives which are merely the instruments that carry out the underlying symptom; violence. Violence is a difficult thing to nail down, however I will bring you back to the July 08 thread "what is man?" in which I posted a theory (july 18 3:35am) that mans origin is simply a combination of animal and extraterrestrial intelligent life. In fact it does take some degree of intelligence for a species to figure out the advantage of defeating the opposition. We are still in the process of eliminating animalistic traits through genetic breakdown. Are we less violent now than hundreds of years ago or does it seem we are more violent due to the availability of media awareness and the sophistication of weaponry and ultimately the huge expansion of population. I don't think violence is linked to testosterone at all or all males would have violent tendencies. Women can be equally violent given the right circumstances. I think violence is a by product of environmental circumstance. Raise a child in a peaceful, loving environment and you will have a peaceful and loving person, barring some cerebral anomaly.
Is global violence increasing? Does the amount of violence to which people are exposed shape their psychological response? How do people respond psychologically to violence? These questions are addressed by global trauma experts. Thus, there is a pressing need to better understand the psychological toil that human savagery takes, global trauma experts concur. Take the question of dose. One would assume that the more a person is exposed to rabid human behavior, the greater his or her risk of being adversely affected psychologically. Indeed, a study conducted by Lars Weisaeth, M.D., a psychiatrist at the University of Oslo in Norway, and colleagues and reported at the global trauma workshop suggests that this is the case. Psychiatrists Explore Roots, Consequences of Human Violence http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/38/13/20-a On Feb 9, 4:32 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > The link wasn't intended to offer evidence of anything Slip, it was merely > an anecdote of violence. The question I was asking was below it: > "I think in the end, our threads on gun control are misleading; what we're > really asking is, how do we end violence? Those who seek to ban firearms > think that because handguns are a tool of violence, it will intrinsically > reduce it. Because those in favor of gun possession seek to prevent violence > to themselves, they see having handguns as a tool to end violence. We're all > chasing the same thing. > > What is the underlying cause of human violence? Is it truly testosterone (as > it seems to be predominantly, although not entirely, male driven)? Are there > truly any solutions to diminish violence? What is a non-violent course of > action in response to the Mr. Bishops of the world who approach you, knives > in hand?" > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think what the gab is trying to say, Chris, is that your thread just > > doesn't "Cut It". > > > Actually the link offering is kind of sparse as being representative > > of evidence to support your claim. > > > What is the ratio of knife vs gun crime in the UK? > > > On Feb 9, 11:55 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Oh, did I say guns...right, I meant knives. We know you chaps have guns > > all > > > sewn up over there. > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7879189.stm > > > > I think in the end, our threads on gun control are misleading; what we're > > > really asking is, how do we end violence? Those who seek to ban firearms > > > think that because handguns are a tool of violence, it will intrinsically > > > reduce it. Because those in favor of gun possession seek to prevent > > violence > > > to themselves, they see having handguns as a tool to end violence. We're > > all > > > chasing the same thing. > > > > What is the underlying cause of human violence? Is it truly testosterone > > (as > > > it seems to be predominantly, although not entirely, male driven)? Are > > there > > > truly any solutions to diminish violence? What is a non-violent course of > > > action in response to the Mr. Bishops of the world who approach you, > > knives > > > in hand? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
