Social Science - 27 June 2006

2006-06-27 20:15:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I got in a minor car fender bender - my wife was driving. She dented the rear fender of this guys total piece of crap 1982 Buick LeSabre, but it was our fault and we felt we should make it right. He immediately started screaming, yelling, threatening to 'beat the hell out of my wife' etc. I asked her to lock herself in the car, and told him to please relax, we can call the cops, insurance, or I can just give him cash for the dent. He refuses cops & insurance, wants cash. I agree he goes and gets an estimate. $1260 for a dent. The car is worth $700. I still agree, since I told him I would pay for it. Then he increases to $2000 next day. I refuse, and he starts threatening my life. Throws a brick through my window. Leaves death threats on phone. He is a black guy, and a ghetto punk. I hate to say it, but I expected this the second I spoke to him, he radiated bad karma. Does his 'being black' somehow justify to him his abuse and greed? He calls me racist names,Im disgusted

2006-06-27 20:02:58 · 28 answers · asked by leowilcoxisthreateningme 1 in Sociology

Dr. Pianka’s talk at the TAS meeting was mostly of the problems humans are causing as we rapidly proliferate around the globe. The bulk of his talk was that he’s waiting for the virus that will eventually arise and kill off 90% of human population. In fact, his hope is that the ebola virus which attacks humans currently (but only through blood transmission) will mutate with the ebola virus that attacks monkeys airborne to create an airborne ebola virus that attacks humans. He’s basically advocating for the death of all but 10% of the current population! And at the risk of sounding just as radical, I think he’s right.

Humans are far too populous. We’ve used up our resources, and we’re destroying the Earth at an accelerated pace. The more technology we create, the more damage we’re capable of doing. We now consider keeping the forest natural to save a species of catepillar more important that using that space for humans to live and till. And I’m in complete agreement with that. It’s the harsh reality that many people alive right now should be dead. And even harsher to think that the world would be better off with them dead too. Or think of all the babies being born every hour with abnormalities that 50 years ago would have kept them from living. Now, those lives can be saved, and we pat ourselves on the backs at how smart and charitable we are as a species that we can create and sustain life. Life has a built-in mechanism that keeps species from becoming too overpopulated, and it wasn’t until humans started messing with the system that it went out of whack. Now that we’ve killed off the majority of all top predators, we now must take on the duty of keeping populations in check and at the same time, allowing other species a fair chance at reproduction.

It wouldn’t have been so bad 15-20 years ago when we reached that threshold of sustainability if we as humans would have learned to control our population size then. But instead, we saw the Earth’s resources as unlimited and our authority over them exclusive, and we continued to reproduce when we should’ve stop. Dr. Pianka made a very profound comment during his presentation; he said that China has the right idea by limiting reproduction at 1. We’re past the point of replacement reproduction as a species. We’re too many for the number we’re at now! We need to decline in population. A virus is probably the fairest method of extermination (though still not completely fair, I admit) because it’s nondiscriminatory as to whom it targets. Rich, poor, black, white, brown, nice, mean, religious, agnostic - we’d all be targeted equally.

It’d be nice if humans could learn to manage our population as successively as we’ve learned to manage the population of literally every other species on this planet with whom we share. We’re very skilled when it comes to killing off deer, snakes, rabbits, and fish for population control. But we’re a stupid species when it comes to managing ourselves. An insightful observation was made during the talk that education should be the key to learning how to take care of the Earth, but the problem is that the educated have fewer children and the uneducated have many children. So eventually, the uneducated will take over the Earth. It may have already happened.

2006-06-27 20:01:46 · 15 answers · asked by lacoste 3 in Other - Social Science

2006-06-27 19:59:13 · 8 answers · asked by brakedown61301 4 in Other - Social Science

Articles or a site with articles on the short story would be really helpful.

2006-06-27 19:58:31 · 6 answers · asked by Misha 2 in Gender Studies

Articles or a site with articles on the short story would be really helpful.

2006-06-27 19:54:49 · 3 answers · asked by Misha 2 in Psychology

or something in between like a punk maybe...

2006-06-27 19:39:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

It's about that time.

2006-06-27 19:33:37 · 9 answers · asked by Just Ask 2 in Psychology

I have the nosey (est) neighbor--she is constantly asking me personal questions. Mostly I tell her the truth, regretfully, but I sometimes lie, then she just ends up asking me more questions, then I lie OR reveal more truthful facts/details to get her to shut up! Only to feel bad about revealing one more thing about myself to a nosey, possibly untrustworthy person. Can someone give me good advice--PLEASE KNOW I HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT WILL WORK, AND NOT BE TAKEN TOO HARSHLY BY HER--BECAUSE SHE IS FRIENDS WITH MY LANDLORD!

2006-06-27 19:32:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-06-27 19:29:17 · 4 answers · asked by samisaleo 1 in Other - Social Science

2006-06-27 19:27:00 · 6 answers · asked by prettycoolchick38 4 in Sociology

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2006-06-27 19:10:54 · 5 answers · asked by mojojojo 2 in Psychology

Different people have different characters. Some are more emotional than others, like finding it harder to let the past go or foget something which hurt u before.
Recently, i realise that maybe be more rational instead of emotional is better? U won't be easily affected by your emotion and can do a thing faster, with clearer mindset. And u also feel sad for something for a long time. I'm a emotional and imaginative person since i was young; I'm wondering maybe now i should change myself?

2006-06-27 19:08:03 · 5 answers · asked by a V a 4 in Psychology

2006-06-27 18:56:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2006-06-27 18:55:25 · 8 answers · asked by lilshortyboo 1 in Sociology

2006-06-27 18:55:16 · 8 answers · asked by polo 1 in Sociology

Or put this question in another way u may not like: "Do u prefer look older or younger?"

Personally, i'm a going-to-be 21 yrs young adult, but i still look like 16/17! All the people first time get know me say so.. Sad sad. Think i got kinda baby face lol. Got one went to watch "Residential Evil" which is a M-16 movie 3 yrs ago, i forgot to bring IC, the person would not allow me buy the tickets! Though i told her i'm already 18! Pathetic ah! Agree?

2006-06-27 18:49:33 · 16 answers · asked by a V a 4 in Psychology

2006-06-27 18:45:16 · 11 answers · asked by Big Trees 1 in Sociology

feel that you are helping others
doing it just to get points

do you think people actually do what you write or suggest?

2006-06-27 18:39:21 · 15 answers · asked by Dave 6 in Psychology

like someones there but there never anyone there or for a sec you think you see a face but it truns out to be somthing else?

2006-06-27 18:39:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

For example, will technology be our (quick) downfall, as we are aparently the first to posses it?

2006-06-27 18:38:42 · 11 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Sociology

Is it a scent...
a taste...
a song..

And how far does it go back for you?

I have several things that do this for me...

The smells of lialacs...
The tast of grape juice...welches
A song by Earth Wind and Fire.

The earliest memory is when I taste the grape juice...how about you?

2006-06-27 18:37:36 · 13 answers · asked by Dave 6 in Psychology

2006-06-27 18:30:13 · 15 answers · asked by ? 6 in Psychology

2006-06-27 18:28:45 · 24 answers · asked by polo 1 in Sociology

My boyfriend and I have been arguing over this for awhile. If someone purposely kills another who had done absolutely nothing wrong to them, just an innocent person, do they deserve to die?

2006-06-27 18:28:06 · 11 answers · asked by Alta 2 in Other - Social Science

2006-06-27 18:26:59 · 3 answers · asked by Peacelover78 1 in Anthropology

we all have different beliefs why cant we just share them and if we dont agree just agree to disagree why fight over it all??

2006-06-27 18:23:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

I feel like I have been through so much, I tend to look at men as opportunist. Such as the opportunity to have sex with me with no committment , the opportunity to live off of me because I have a very good job, the opportunity to be in a relationship with a woman who has her ducks lined up with no children to rear. How do I know if someone really loves me and wants me for me I see men at my age as guys who already had the marriage and children and it flopped so they are left overs with x wifes and children to support.

2006-06-27 18:08:46 · 26 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Gender Studies

Just be frank!!
u dont have to be over-patriotic!!

2006-06-27 18:06:10 · 13 answers · asked by praveen 2 in Psychology

2006-06-27 17:57:46 · 9 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Sociology