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Pat_B: this book goes into social Darwinism, how some are strong enough

to adapt and survive.  Others, well...

posted by saul_relative on August 15, 2005 at 8:57 AM | link to this | reply

BTW

I'm going shopping for the book... Thanks.

posted by Pat_B on August 15, 2005 at 5:33 AM | link to this | reply

BTW

I'm going shopping for the book...

posted by Pat_B on August 15, 2005 at 5:32 AM | link to this | reply

Maybe I'm wrong, but

it seems to me we've gotten too far from the natural order. When it was necessary to hunt and gather or starve, people hunted and gathered. When it was necessary to avoid being eaten by big scary predators, people ran, hid, and learned to defend themselves. And if these basics were taken care of, if they had the urge to merge or procreate, they went out and found someone.

Now that they can eat without working, shelter is provided, and no big scary critters are about to make a meal of them, our younger folk are relaxed, blase. They have mock hunting/gathering and defense strategies in video games, sex and porn also via TV and the web, so there's simply no motivation to do anything. What they don't get is that nature culls the weak and unnecessary, one way or another.

posted by Pat_B on August 15, 2005 at 5:32 AM | link to this | reply

To assuage my own personal curiousity, kingmi, have you picked up any of

the books I've reviewed?  The reason I ask:  you seem to be the only person interested enough in nonfiction to read my reviews and, when and if you get the time, I'd like to know what you think of the books also.

posted by saul_relative on July 2, 2005 at 12:48 PM | link to this | reply

Saul_ I'm looking for it next trip 2 B&N.

posted by kingmi on July 1, 2005 at 9:01 PM | link to this | reply