I mean even before that in the matters of health and education but it seems a hopeless task. (You might inquire of Archytas, the biologist.) Weak or deformed babies were simply left to die but cost a fortune to save in modern times therefore are pretty much equal to end-of-life costs for the elderly. One can argue whether past poverty or present toxins and lifestyles have contributed equally to many health/mental ailments. Last week an article mentioned a sperm donor who sired 150 children- does he pay child support? :-) The elderly need their wits to avoid a nightmare of hospitals and nursing homes- one friend pays several thousand a month waiting for death- another stayed in her home till age 89 with a "helper", a cocktail at dinner and shot of brandy at bedtime, 3 packs of cigs a day and got her wish to leave life carried feet first out of her home. (Sort of like dying with your boots on...)
What about individual responsibility? Not sure how you will ever attain a panacea or utopia. Humans are too diverse in potential- again, you can check with Archytas, the biologist. Look at the centuries of wars that have slayed generations of youths- maybe that's what the Middle East needs to solve their employment problems for their over-educated youths who appear like thugs a la mob rule. Jonathan Swift would know what to do! Or Obama- "Tax the Rich!" On Sep 19, 11:09 am, James Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you mean that social responsibility toward people begins at > conception? We can delineate much further, into building the world > offspring will inhabit and creating the precursors for their potential > greatness as individuals and for humanity at large. :0 > > > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 6:54 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I cannot find Jame's comment about social responsibility but kept > > thinking about his phrase. Just want to state that I believe the first > > cradle of new human life is the womb which changes the "assembly line".- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
