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May 10, 2011 11:23 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
WEIRDandWHITTY
WEIRDandWHITTYWEIRDandWHITTYMaribyrnong, Victoria Australia21 Threads 95 Posts
What was the most peaceful time in history?

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Peace in Our Time

There's still another era to consider: the one we're living in right now. Certainly, there's no shortage of war around the world, not to mention famine, disease and economic struggle. However, some analysts believe that despite these shortcomings, the world as a whole is relatively more peaceful now than it ever has been before.

Evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker believes that violence has declined sharply since the birth of the human race. When talking about violence, Pinker isn't just referring to war -- he also includes criminal punishment and murder rates, among other instances. Compared to our hunter-gatherer days, or the Middle Ages, our chances of dying by violent crime or as the result of war are miniscule [source: Zuckerman]. Pinker believes there are a few different reasons for this, all of which contribute to an overall more peaceful existence:
Stable governments provide mediation and deterrent for violent conflict.
Technological innovations enable us to establish symbiotic relationships with groups who might once have been our enemies.
Advancements in health care have allowed us to place a greater value on life.
Our awareness of the rest of the world -- greater now than ever before -- cultivates empathy and makes us more likely to help than hurt other populations.

Cooperative alliances between countries, such as the United Nations and the European Union, also represent an increase in trust and good faith. Sharing military responsibility for international conflicts, implementing a common currency and establishing international tribunals all point to a desire for stability and peace. Vaccines and other medical innovations have improved our quality of life, and education is available to more people than ever before.

Despite all the drawbacks of modern living, we really are living in the most peaceful time in recorded history. But remember, it's all relative. Even more peaceful days may be yet to come.

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May 10, 2011 11:28 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
Kontikitact
KontikitactKontikitactsilkeborg, Central Jutland Denmark52 Threads 6 Polls 797 Posts
Just prior to that apple scene in tha garden of eden...Then all .... broke loose !rolling on the floor laughing
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May 10, 2011 11:36 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
outdoorgirlsun
outdoorgirlsunoutdoorgirlsunSapulpa, Oklahoma USA5 Threads 1,085 Posts
When I was born and I didn't know what was going on!
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May 10, 2011 11:36 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
outdoorgirlsun
outdoorgirlsunoutdoorgirlsunSapulpa, Oklahoma USA5 Threads 1,085 Posts
Kontikitact: Just prior to that apple scene in tha garden of eden...Then all .... broke loose !


But, this is probably the most peaceful time.
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May 10, 2011 11:44 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
ColonelBogey
ColonelBogeyColonelBogeyHere, Surrey, England UK13 Threads 996 Posts
outdoorgirlsun: But, this is probably the most peaceful time.

And yet the whole World could be obliterated within a few hours at the touch of a some buttons. To me that makes us more volatile than ever!

moping
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May 10, 2011 3:59 PM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
outdoorgirlsun
outdoorgirlsunoutdoorgirlsunSapulpa, Oklahoma USA5 Threads 1,085 Posts
When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, then we will be at peace...................Jimi Hendrix.
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May 11, 2011 7:01 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
savedbygrace3
savedbygrace3savedbygrace3San Mateo, California USA17 Threads 350 Posts
Oh... My... Gosh...!!! rolling on the floor laughing

I meant to say I "DON'T" want to be all
doom and gloom...

LMAO!!! I see my auto spell check on my
Blackberry changed it to ... I "DO" want to
be all doom and gloom... rolling on the floor laughing
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May 11, 2011 1:51 PM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
Ladefoss23
Ladefoss23Ladefoss23Langen, Hessen Germany79 Threads 26 Polls 1,898 Posts
is this a new member threa?rolling on the floor laughing
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May 11, 2011 1:53 PM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
Ladefoss23
Ladefoss23Ladefoss23Langen, Hessen Germany79 Threads 26 Polls 1,898 Posts
outdoorgirlsun: When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, then we will be at peace...................Jimi Hendrix.


and that , will be neverlaugh
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May 12, 2011 4:07 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
savedbygrace3
savedbygrace3savedbygrace3San Mateo, California USA17 Threads 350 Posts
teddybear

Ladefoss23: let's have a bloom , before falling i the gloom
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May 12, 2011 4:10 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
savedbygrace3
savedbygrace3savedbygrace3San Mateo, California USA17 Threads 350 Posts
For real?? confused

Conrad73: What Chemical Warfare?
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May 12, 2011 10:17 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
cgedvr
cgedvrcgedvrSo. Cal, California USA40 Threads 2,088 Posts
outdoorgirlsun: When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, then we will be at peace...................Jimi Hendrix.
wowwow ...


how much do ya love that...

jimi...dancing cool dancing
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May 12, 2011 10:21 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
cgedvr
cgedvrcgedvrSo. Cal, California USA40 Threads 2,088 Posts
venusenvy: Since the beginning of time, some peeps have claimed its the "end times" Look out!! the sky is falling chicken little
soooo...sounds like peeps have been crying wolf for awhile now...

uh oh





























grin
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May 12, 2011 10:47 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
TrueBlue1986
TrueBlue1986TrueBlue1986Sale, South Manchester, Cheshire, England UK1,322 Posts
'The question whether world peace will ever be possible can only be answered by someone familiar with world history. To be familiar with world history means, however, to know human beings as they have been and always will be. There is a vast difference, which most people will never comprehend, between viewing future history as it will be and viewing it as one might like it to be. Peace is a desire, war is a fact; and history has never paid heed to human desires and ideals.

Life is a struggle involving plants, animals, and humans. It is a struggle between individuals, social classes, peoples, and nations, and it can take the form of economic, social, political, and military competition. It is a struggle for the power to make one’s will prevail, to exploit one’s advantage, or to advance one’s opinion of what is just or expedient. When other means fail, recourse will be taken time and again to the ultimate means: violence. An individual who uses violence can be branded a criminal, a class can be called revolutionary or traitorous, a people bloodthirsty. But that does not alter the facts. Modern world-communism calls its wars “uprisings,” imperialist nations describe theirs as “pacification of foreign peoples.” And if the world existed as a unified state, wars would likewise be referred to as “uprisings.” The distinctions here are purely verbal.'

Oswald Spengler - first published in the Cosmopolitan.
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May 12, 2011 11:18 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
WEIRDandWHITTY
WEIRDandWHITTYWEIRDandWHITTYMaribyrnong, Victoria Australia21 Threads 95 Posts
One is not saying the world will ever be free of war but hopeful in time there will be less need for it and the article takes into account crimes, uprising and other things. History can only tell you so much about the future. Life evolves so can the nature of man.
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May 12, 2011 11:21 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
TrueBlue1986
TrueBlue1986TrueBlue1986Sale, South Manchester, Cheshire, England UK1,322 Posts
WEIRDandWHITTY: One is not saying the world will ever be free of war but hopeful in time there will be less need for it and the article takes into account crimes, uprising and other things. History can only tell you so much about the future. Life evolves so can the nature of man.


The best indicator of future behaviour is past behaviour.
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May 12, 2011 11:33 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
WEIRDandWHITTY
WEIRDandWHITTYWEIRDandWHITTYMaribyrnong, Victoria Australia21 Threads 95 Posts
Yes but given the right set of conditions, behaviours hopefully like genes can mutate :) into peace loving zombies? but seriously there have been times of reasonable peace and if we can sort out issue of resources and class we be getting very close
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May 12, 2011 11:43 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
trulee01
trulee01trulee01lake worth, Florida USA49 Threads 1 Polls 2,406 Posts
outdoorgirlsun: When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, then we will be at peace...................Jimi Hendrix.
head banger cheers
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May 17, 2011 2:39 AM CST do you agree with this artical ? Peace in Our Time
mjames
mjamesmjamesnapa, California USA2 Threads 1 Polls 779 Posts
Kontikitact: Just prior to that apple scene in tha garden of eden...Then all .... broke loose !


lol; I think you are right
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