I had completely forgotten that quote. Expresses it all very succinctly. Deane
> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:11:55 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mind's Eye] Re: The Phenomenon ' I ' > > "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World > War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - A. Einstein > > On 8/27/2010 8:14 PM, Deane Kellison wrote: > > while i think that mankind is as vicious, savage, and murderous as > > ever. I can pray you are correct. but there is the genocide in > > Africa. People in this country that say capital punishment is > > sanctioned by the Bible -" an eye for a eye". Corporations that > > knowingly cause death and disease, and lie about it. I will grant > > that murderous events are not as well organized or named (WWII ), but > > they are numerous. Also, all the history I have read is replete with > > accounts of people stating that there will never be another WW. As a > > matter of fact, that is why what we now call WWI, was originally > > called 'the war' to end all wars. > > > > Deane > > > > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:50:12 -0700 > > > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: The Phenomenon ' I ' > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > "... On Aug 26, 4:59 pm, Deane Kellison <[email protected]> > > > wrote: ..." > > > > > > > do you really believe the " The days of brute force are > > subsiding even though it still occurs." > > > > > > Without a doubt. The 20th century was arguably the bloodiest and > > > deadliest century in all human history. Conservative estimates that > > > more than 400 million people died violently in that hundred years. > > > For almost half that time we lived under the threat of nuclear > > > annihilation. I think a massive movement for peace began sometime > > > after WWII and had a surge in the sixties and seventies which subsided > > > by the eighties. But it merely became quieter while moving on all > > > fronts. By 1990 the Soviet Empire dissolved and the threat of nuclear > > > double kill ended. We will no longer see world wars. They have been > > > replaced by random terrorism. That is our biggest threat and likely > > > will be for some time to come. There are always those disgruntled > > > enough to resort to violence but it will be random and not all that > > > successful thanks to the global spy apparatus. > > > > > > Today there are thousands of organizations and groups of people > > > dedicated to peace, non-violence, open communication and other such > > > endeavors that open lines of communication, the greatest of which is > > > the Internet. I believe it is a simple fact of human history that the > > > more communication we have the less brutal we become. > > > > > > There are educational, medical and social organizations spread around > > > the world to begin to heal the wounds of our past. We are well on our > > > way to establishing a world peace. The fact that we have a global > > > economy virtually guarantees that. People love one thing more than > > > violence, and that's wealth. >
