May 3, 2005
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In my opinion, the evolution of humanity is held back because people are afraid to touch each other due to fear of rape.
EXPANDING: rape, also homosexuality and other perceived sexual violations;
DELIMITATING: perceived, or possible, as opposed to actual;
EXPANDING: physical taboo, also emotional and intellectual — fear of crossing personal boundries.
REVISING: telepathy is neither a feasible solution to imperfect communication nor essential to understanding.
OBVIATING:
safety is contrived to secure those boundries communicatees
maintain; one of society's functions is to establish a common sense of
boundries so that "safe" communication is possible. Communicators
are not able to ascertain communicatees' boundries in real time without
telepathy.
EXPANDING: global sense of boundries
varies continuously, if this sense is allowed to become too restrictive
social collapse is imminent. Diminishment of this sense is
entirely the responsibility of the communicatees, and, slowly, the
communicators will accomodate.
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we can't evolve due to humanity's inherent flaw, the perception of being completely evolved.
also, one has to asume that this may be another step in evolution where breeding is slowed in order to avoid over population. in which case, cannabalism would probably be an adaptive quality.
Ahhhh I've finally found how to comment. Yes, I couldn't quite find the link for a moment there. ::hangs head in shame...but not really:: You really must update more often.
I've an aversion to touching people, but it has nothing to do with a fear of rape. Nevertheless, perhaps it's an indication that the end of our time here is drawing closer. O_o Or maybe that fear in itself is a sign of human evolution.
I think...that I'd rather risk dying young. Growing up isn't a possibility that I'd like to consider. >.< I'm glad to hear that you think I've improved, though. How depressing to not make any progress in two years.