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Shrike47

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1. Safer in what way? There are far fewer people dying now of childbirth.

Reply to oldcynic (Original post)

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 03:51 PM

Apr 2017

Or from epidemics, farm accidents, inadvertent falls, famine, colds (babies too congested to suck died). Life for our more remote ancestors was pretty damn hostile. On the other hand, the world was safer from politically-related assaults.

One problem now is the finality of some possible outcomes.

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Question...it has been said we live in a world that is safer than ever (for humans)... [View all] oldcynic Apr 2017 OP

Safer in what way? There are far fewer people dying now of childbirth. Shrike47 Apr 2017 #1

crime...harmful action inflicted by one person on another. oldcynic Apr 2017 #4

Humans are actually the largest problem to themselves. democratisphere Apr 2017 #2

not talking about species suicide oldcynic Apr 2017 #5

a few links mercuryblues Apr 2017 #3

Wow, many thanks oldcynic Apr 2017 #7

All things are relative... MedusaX Apr 2017 #6

sorry, I am techologically in the 20th century oldcynic Apr 2017 #8