Re: Finding useful functions- part 1

From: Mario S. Mommer (m_mommer_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:36:49 +0100

David Longley <David@longley.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Why did I bring up Africa? Ask yourself, why
> aren't we feeding some of the 700 million in Africa and why aren't we
> trying to redress some of the malnutrition which probably accounts for
> some of that very low average IQ? There's no shortage of food
> elsewhere. Why does 3000 dying in one day in NY matter so much, but
> 20-30,000 a day dying in Africa not? Why aren't we sending sub-sahara
> Africa more medical support to stem the spread of HIV?
>
> Where's our "intelligence"?

Please excuse me if I'm not understanding your point. Usenet is an
open forum and so I, who doesn't get most of the terminology you guys
use, actually ended up reading this thread cuz, well, killing time,
you know?

Are you saying that intelligence must somehow be "good"? That would
mean that those extremely sophisticated serial killers that sometimes
appear are dumb. I think that would be a stretch.

(sorry if I'm misunderstanding you)

(On the other hand, I don't think that we as a mass are very
intelligent. As individuals perhaps, but as a species we are probably
only on a slightly higher level than myxomycetes)

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