I would venture to guess that in millions of years, human beings may yet find a means of stopping 'senseless violence'. They may at least come close to snuffing it out.
The worldwide scourge of human slavery ended in no time flat. Erratic, civilian violence could theoretically become extinct once our minds evolve past the hind-brain, ancient instincts.
Or (in a less optimistic scenario) a government could implant humans with technologies that could stop human-to-human violence. It isn't out of the realm of possibility. Few things are.
I would venture to guess that in millions of years, human beings may yet find a means of stopping 'senseless violence'. They may at least come close to snuffing it out.
The worldwide scourge of human slavery ended in no time flat. Erratic, civilian violence could theoretically become extinct once our minds evolve past the hind-brain, ancient instincts.
Or (in a less optimistic scenario) a government could implant humans with technologies that could stop human-to-human violence. It isn't out of the realm of possibility. Few things are.
To be fair, I think truly evil, rational people are very rare. More often than not, people who do these kinds of things are mentally ill and in no shape to make any sort of rational decisions. Like in the most recent Columbine book that came out, the author claims that Eric Harris was an utter psychopath and nothing could have swayed him from what he meant to do. Dylan Klebold was a made killer, having hung around Harris and influenced by him, and those are the kinds of people that can be helped.Of course there's still slavery and human trafficking. But it is no longer a global scourge. When it was no longer accepted as a 'necessary evil', it began to decline.
I'm not saying humans can be perfect... But there are things we must get better at if we're going to make it in the universe. If we can't help from killing one another, what can we do?
I'm naive, perhaps. It is soul-crushing, though, to think that these things will always happen.![]()
I kind of feel sorry for the media whirlwind that his kids will probably have to endure until the next shocking story replaces this one. We don't know what Zinkhan was arguing about with the other person prior to the shooting, but I'm guessing that this was a dispute that had been at the boiling point for some time.Holeman said Zinkhan’s two young children were at the lunch but neither was a witness.
Why is it that every year around Columbine's anniversary, everyone feels the need to start gunning students down?
This is just sad... My thoughts are with the families.
Yes, but natural selection among human beings is no longer driven by who is the most skillful hunter. Violence plays a much smaller role in our lives than it once did. Violent impulses may yet diminish over time.
Indeed. I do love humanity. For all our faults, we have the ability to contemplate the universe. As small and meaningless as we are, we have the capacity to at least know we are small are meaningless. But that, in itself, is a triumph.
Carl Sagan said it best. "Humans are a way for the universe to know itself".
*End of digression* *Back on topic*
No where in that article does it say that it was students. It may have just been a crazy Teacher.
I really dont see this as news worthy. People literally get shot all the time. since this thread has been open. I gaurantee more people have been shot & killed than 3 people.
People do get shot all the time, but it's all about context. It's not that surprising that there are gang-related shootings every day, because that's how that world deals with its problems. They shoot them to death.No where in that article does it say that it was students. It may have just been a crazy Teacher.
I really dont see this as news worthy. People literally get shot all the time. since this thread has been open. I gaurantee more people have been shot & killed than 3 people.
I am just saying this is a horrible tragedy. But I just don't really get why this is breaking news worthy. To me it seems like fear mongering. For instance these have not been confirmed to be college students.
I would bet that it had to do with his wife, or family or something. Nothing to do with the College at all.
I, honestly think these shootings will never stop. It's sad but true. Columbine started a freakin trail of shootings to come. Terrible.