(August 14, 2012 at 4:16 am)apophenia Wrote: Well, ignoring this spat
Saying you are ignoring something is quite the opposite of actually ignoring something.
Quote:I think, ultimately, what this world needs is a predator that is a match for man. It's not customary to think in these terms, but a virus, bacteria, self-destructive set of memes, famine or other deadly shortage would probably be the most expeditious.
We have these. They do an okay job of curtailing population growth, but we are a global species. I do agree, though. These are exactly what will keep our population in check, if they spread far enough. That means, they have to happen in places where people travel globally. The Spanish Flu worked because it hit soldiers from around the world.
Quote:If the phenotype of the psychopath is largely genetically caused, perhaps a race of psychopaths. There's also a few possibilities that are hard to predict. We may have sufficient knowledge of genes or brains within the relevant window to redesign humanity to rectify the problem. Unlikely that such would be expeditiously implemented, but perhaps if the re-engineered human also doubled as a predator, it might work.
*whistles and walks away quickly*
