[extropy-chat] Death Toll

Damien Broderick thespike at satx.rr.com
Mon Jul 11 01:52:24 UTC 2005


At 08:52 PM 7/10/2005 -0400, Dan wrote:

>Why are we more upset by the loss of lives in London than by the loss of 
>lives in Iraq?

Because we are tribal animals.

If 50 Iraqi scientists were being `executed' by fanatics every day or week, 
I think we'd* be more angstish.

*those on this list

Damien Broderick 




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