by smithtalk » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:10 pm
nothing in an evolved biosphere is necessary and development is not a given,<br>a wide spread of mental and physical characteristics amongst a species increases its chances of extended survival in a changing environment,<br>a split of conservatives and risk takers means the whole heard doesnt get exposed at once to dangers,<br>amongst both groups are people who care about others in an extended sense and those that dont,<br>different times elevate different characters,<br>humans dont seem to like the complexity and permament adaption involved in good participatory soceity,<br>they seem to prefer simple choices and great people(men) to lead them,<br><br>nothing is necessary, inevitable or meaningful,<br>it just is<br><br>the historian herder has some very intelligent and sensible things to say on the myth of human development <p></p><i></i>