*nods*
On Apr 13, 1:54 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Life is usually great for those "at the top"- the "glory that was > Greece and the grandeur that was Rome", etc. > > On Apr 13, 6:22 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hey Chuck, > > > Yes I can agree that the world is a hell of a lot better than it was a > > thousand years ago, although this of course must remain a guess or at > > least a belife yes? > > > The question though was one about humanities movements. We still > > suffer anger and jelousy, you I gather are a citizen of the USA? Where > > gun ownership is active, and why is that so if as you say 'The US > > population is greater than the entire world population in 1 AD and > > yet we live peacefully under a single set of laws' > > > If this was true then each American citersen would simply give up > > their guns, as there would be no need for them and no fear to keep > > them. The fear is still there. > > > Have we even taken some steps backward? > > > When older people say tings like 'ohhh yeah we used to be able to keep > > our front doors unlocked' are they lying to us, or did they really > > feel safe enough with their naigbours to do exaclty that? > > > Nope we may have made siome forwards movement, but naaa not really, we > > as a species have not changed that much at all. Ohh yeah we have > > become more inteleghent, or is that even true? > > > On Apr 9, 4:06 am, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mar 30, 4:00 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I would guess we are staying roughtly in the same place. > > > > > We still have war, we still have despots clinging to power we still > > > > have shady democracy and the haves and have nots. We have patriotism, > > > > we have religious strife, we have those that are oppresed and those > > > > that oppress. No we have not moved far at all in the millenia that > > > > our species ceased to crawl on four legs. > > > > I disagree. The human population in 1 AD was estimated at between 200 > > > and 300 million people. The current world population is 20 to 30 times > > > that and yet there are far fewer turf wars between nations and tribes. > > > > There is a loose international consensus and cooperation between > > > developed nations on global issues. > > > > The US population is greater than the entire world population in 1 AD > > > and yet we live peacefully under a single set of laws. The same goes > > > for Europe, China, most of Asia and the continents in the southern > > > hemisphere. > > > > It's true that there is still conflict in the world but it's mostly > > > from third world countries where resources are strained and when it > > > gets too bloody either the US or the UN will step in to mediate. > > > > The world isn't perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than it was a > > > thousand years ago.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
