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Thoughts on the origins of violence

crasspastor — Sun, 02 Mar 2003 22:42:24 -0800

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence. If this 1975 article from the The Bulletin of The Atomic Sciences were written today, the "Body Pleasure" bit would have probably been left out. But that doesn't mean this article isn't worth the time to read. Also see this cite of James W. Prescott's work in Carl Sagan's bestselling book and PBS series in chapter 13: Who Speaks for Earth?

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning

Zombie — Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:24:57 -0800

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning The AC130 video thread yesterday got me interested in this book. The author - a veteran New York Times war correspondent - argues that, to many people, war provides a purpose for living; allowing individuals to rise above regular life and participate in a noble cause. He discusses nationalism, the wartime silencing of intellectuals and artists, the ways in which even a supposedly skeptical press glorifies the battlefield and other universal features of war, arguing not for pacifism but for responsibility and humility on the part of those who wage war.

dgeiser13 — Thu, 20 Dec 2001 21:51:40 -0800

Small World Research Project After all the work we've done training newbies not to use the Internet for their chain letters (via this New York Times article)

semmi — Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:15:49 -0800

The young men and women of America's future elite work their laptops to the bone, rarely question authority, and happily accept their positions at the top of the heap as part of the natural order of life. What's your experince?

tomcosgrave — Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:22:57 -0800

We're not a bunch of internet-loners! We're vindicated - new study shows that people who become reclusives though using the internet are in a minority.