On 6 June 2014 07:11, spudboy100 via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> I shan't suggest that our rugged collective ancestors were happier than > we, less spoiled yes, but happier no. Have any of you folks visited the US? > It is, for whatever its worth is a nation state of about 320 million > inhabitants. Dopamine is not justice, nor, is it respect for one's fellow > primates, but do you view it as a place where the streets run red with > blood? What communities in the US are the most violent? I am not trying to > dissuade you folks of your views, but am fascinated by the notion, that, > because we are easier on criminals, life is thus, better, and so are we, as > societies. > Life isn't better, or if it is, it isn't as a direct result of us not condoning revenge killings (although I suppose that might be a small part of a slightly overall fairer society, without quite the same huge wealth and "justice" disparities as the USA). But my conscience is a bit better, which is something. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
