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Flint · 01-29-2018, 01:53 PM

I present for your consideration that humans are extremely good at ignoring obvious, clear and present dangers which they are actually, fully aware of.

Here is a factoid which has faced varying degrees of dispute about scale and impact, which therefore you can be easily dismissed: the Roman Empire was aware of lead poisoning--its causes and effects--and yet continued to not only deliver water through lead pipes, but actually eat off of lead dishes. Why did they do that , and *how* could that even be possible?

How is it that, although an individual human will be aware that the leopard in the tree is going to jump down and eat you, a *group* of humans doesn't have this same instinct, collectively?

I would argue with equal veracity as your OP claims, that human culture is *very, VERY good* at ignoring threats.

01-29-2018, 01:53 PM	#30
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I present for your consideration that humans are extremely good at ignoring obvious, clear and present dangers which they are actually, fully aware of. Here is a factoid which has faced varying degrees of dispute about scale and impact, which therefore you can be easily dismissed: the Roman Empire was aware of lead poisoning--its causes and effects--and yet continued to not only deliver water through lead pipes, but actually eat off of lead dishes. Why did they do that , and how could that even be possible? How is it that, although an individual human will be aware that the leopard in the tree is going to jump down and eat you, a group of humans doesn't have this same instinct, collectively? I would argue with equal veracity as your OP claims, that human culture is very, VERY good at ignoring threats. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 01-29-2018 at 02:09 PM.