The graph appears to end in 2003. I have no scientific proof just an aside from an article about the recession. According to the author, divorce is down because people can't afford to get one. My guess is most divorces are filed by the sub-wage earner and they delay this because they want to continue to enjoy being taken care of. Plus, their spouse's alimony is likely to be significantly reduced because their salary is reduced. A lot of big time wage earners have taken serious salary hits and many no longer even have a job. Some millionaires in the financial industry are starting new business's(their old jobs no longer exist) and will be taking a loss for the foreseeable future.
Violence may be up in your area but it isn't here in Houston. We are no more bloody then we were 5 years ago. Still pretty bloody though. I believe actual deaths are a tad lower but petty crime has increased. Beatings and rapes are pretty much as they always have been. Insanely prevalent. dj On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:59 AM, [email protected]<[email protected]> wrote: > > Again, what was the divorce rate say 20 years ago vs now? We are told > that current rate stands at 50%. > > This from WolframAlpha: > > http://www35.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=divorce+rate+in+the+UK+20+years+ago > > Umm looks about the same to me. > > On 23 July, 14:42, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: >> I guess staying in bad marriages is even more likely to cause violence >> than divorces. Occurances of violence dominate the news unfortunately. >> Its a bad bad world out there it seems. I live in a place where there >> is not much violence, no gang problems, no racial problems to speak >> of. I guess I am just blessed not to live in an area of high crime but >> I cringe when I watch CNN. >> >> On Jul 23, 8:49 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > I heard divorces were happening less often. People are staying in bad >> > relationships so they won't be alone during the recession. >> >> > dj >> >> > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:03 AM, deripsni<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > Yes, I presume one has to be alive to commit an act of violence ;-] >> > > But there must be more instigating factors these days with kids >> > > growing up watching carnage on TV, masses of people stuck in traffic >> > > jams, workers losing their jobs, higher divorce rates, etc. Denser >> > > poplulation areas have to increase the likelihood of violence. >> >> > > By the way, your cat did not commit an act of violence, it was only >> > > reacting to an instinctive urge. >> >> > > On Jul 23, 7:36 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > >> I'm pretty sure that it is simply life that 'breeds' violence. I mean >> > >> I have never seem anything dead attack anything else. Fictional >> > >> zombies not-withstanding. >> >> > >> On a personal note, my 13 year old had his first taste of death the >> > >> other day. That'st right a cat(the female one) got a hold of one of >> > >> his hamsters. Hamster is no more, and the cat has subsequently been >> > >> renamed 'murderer' by my young boy child. >> >> > >> On 20 July, 13:10, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Maybe knowledge breeds violence? In the unlikely case that a man has >> > >> > not been introduced to religion or politics, would he still have the >> > >> > same propensity to kill as the modern man? Maybe, but the reasons >> > >> > would be fewer, say for perceived territorial infringement, or >> > >> > protection of family and food. >> >> > >> > I am sure that early man, before being saturated with media, politics, >> > >> > religious dogma, and over-population, was a much more peaceful animal. >> > >> > A person's conscience seems to dictate activity ranges, and today's >> > >> > man has had his conscience mezmerized by over-information, over- >> > >> > breeding, over-indulgence, etc. Unfortuately I cannot forsee a >> > >> > reversal in this trend short of some global catastrophe that wipes out >> > >> > a large number of the human animals that inhabit this rock. >> >> > >> > Many can speculate as to what breeds violence but, in my opinion, a >> > >> > healthy conscience precludes any unsolicited violent activity. I think >> > >> > a good question to ask is 'what causes the deterioration of a healthy >> > >> > conscience?'. Unfortunately, I think there are too many answers to >> > >> > that question. >> >> > >> > On Jul 18, 6:42 pm, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > > A common belief today is that religion breeds violence. Isn't this >> > >> > > like saying politics is violent? I read the below today, and it >> > >> > > gave >> > >> > > me food for thought, particularly that last sentence: >> >> > >> > > "Some kill because their faiths specifically command them to do so; >> > >> > > some kill though their faiths explicitly forbid them to do so; and >> > >> > > some kill because they have no faith and hence believe all things >> > >> > > are >> > >> > > permitted to them. Polytheists, monotheists, and atheists kill. Men >> > >> > > kill for their gods, or for their God, or because there is no God >> > >> > > and >> > >> > > human destiny must be shaped by gigantic exertions of human will. >> > >> > > They >> > >> > > kill out of pursuit of universal truths, and out of fidelity to >> > >> > > tribal >> > >> > > allegiances; for faith, blood and soil, empire, national greatness, >> > >> > > "socialist utopia", capitalism, and "democratization". Men always >> > >> > > seek >> > >> > > gods in who's name they may perform great deeds or commit >> > >> > > unspeakable >> > >> > > atrocity, even if those gods are not gods but "tribal honor", or >> > >> > > "genetic imperatives" or "social ideals" or "human destiny" or >> > >> > > "liberal democracy". Then again men also kill on account of money, >> > >> > > land, love, pride, hatred, envy or ambition. ... The truth is that >> > >> > > religion and irreligion are cultural variables, but killing is a >> > >> > > human >> > >> > > constant"(*) >> >> > >> > > (*) David Bently Hart, _atheist delusion_ pg >> > >> > > 12http://www.librarything.com/work/book/47946437-Hidequotedtext - >> >> > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
