Do you agree that the human race at the time it develops the capability to destroy itself it will?

Question

There is enough hatred in this world for all the wrong reasons where people who want to control and take advantage of others use it to keep us from looking at what they are doing.
I will push the prices up on products to increase my profits (e.g. gas or sugar prices) such that you have less to spend for the amount I give you for working hard and misdirect you attention to another group.
While I cheat you on wages and benefits I am going to take some of that money out and give it to charities and museums so that the world speaks well of me. The worst example of this I ever saw was a diamond mine owner from Africa who came here and gave to poor black children in the U.S. while working Africans in poor and dangerous conditions in his mines for very little pay in Africa. He got front page news in the U.S. as a wonderful philanthropist because no one could see through it I guess who had any power of the press. This was close to the time of aparthied.

It was on the front page of the newspaper or a Magazine probably over 15 years ago I cannot remember the person but I can remember the title and the photos and articles. I have problems remembering my families names I have so many related by marriages. I just remember at the time of Aparthied this man who owned a diamond mind got front page cover coverage for giving away lots of money in NY I doubt as it was before the time of the internet I could find the article online it would take hours to find it I know I did this type of research for many college classes and University classes. Take my word if it was true and front page news he did it.

All I can find on the internet is a recent entry of an Israelite who made it into a Forbes Magazine for being a very wealthy man. They pay the laborers in such places very very little get the picture still?

examples
ON BOARD AT THE KIMBELL: Fort Worth's Kimbell Museum has a stellar collection and reputation. But two of its board members have managed to pocket a rather large share of the museum's money, paying themselves about $1.5 million a year for their board services. "At $750,000 and $747,000 each, as reported on the private foundation's 1998 tax return, the Fortsons are paying themselves far more than they pay their museum director. They list their hours on the job as 'full time' even though they have a full-time and well-paid director in Potts, and Ben runs an oil business (albeit one that's not doing too well these days)." FW Weekly 07/27/00

A BIG NIGHT AT AUCTION: A rare collection of old master paintings, French furniture, silver, and sculptures from the collection of diamond merchant Julius Wernher (former governor of the South African conglomerate De Beers) sold at Christie's in London Wednesday night for $30.4 million, twice its $15 million estimate. New York

The specific example given was not really relevant to this question I was just thinking about it and it probably goes to a question like is a Philanthropist really a philanthropist if they do thinks like work people in African mines in dangerous conditions often disease conditions like Ebola being present then give the part of the profit to charities while their miners die from Ebola they do not pay to treat etc. Lots of examples of this stuff if you read enough not just that one example sorry I would have to look in Microfiche those examples may be from before you were born. They get a tax write off and look good the the world for it..aye say yeah?

http://foi.missouri.edu/federalfoia/containmentarea.html
With a thin, European accent, Rollin is explaining how he crawled through West African diamond mines searching for bats to capture and test for Ebola virus. Mayor Joe mirrors Bloom’s fascination with his gaze fixed on slides of the diamond mine, a crude, makeshift hospital and a quarantined village. Sutherland, Wulff and a handful of others don’t seem to share the curiosity that grips Bloom and the mayor. They aren’t at the open house to hear about the Ebola virus in rural Africa. They are more concerned with the Ebola virus being housed in a neighborhood full of kids on Huffys and backyard barbecues. The lab’s campus is right outside Hamilton’s downtown, blocks away from schools, supermarkets and City Hall

Answer 1

your question and the explanation are different in nature. human race may not destroy itself. over teh ages humans have shown that they have also become wiser. wars are more infrequent. negotiations have become more meaningful. stray incidents, few and far inbetween dont determine anything.

Answer 2

We've had the capability to destroy ourselves many times over, but so far we have not done so.

Instead, we haven't learned from our mistakes, so we continue to fight amongst ourselves and we develop more and more efficient ways to do it.

Then, there's the growing population problem and the pollution problems with global warming, but that doesn't seem to bother anybody. Eventually, we are going to reach a point were our planet will not be able to sustain the population with it's resources and then the human race will be up ****'s creek without a paddle. Unfortunately, outer space is not going to be the answer, because it's a very long way off if you ask me.

Answer 3

Who was this guy from Africa who got named a philanthropist here in the U.S.? Name names!

Answer 4

Intresting point.. Answering your question...............Man has done all but destroy him(her)self.. War..Necular..Global Warming..Green house gases.. It Is already written.. Anyway ,remember "barter" the strong & smart will survive... for a little longer..

Answer 5

Abuse of human talent will destroy mankind itself if not regulated.

Answer 6

No. We've had that capability for 65+ years and haven't done so yet.

Answer 7

no, humanity would rather torture itself slowly and painfully to death.

Answer 8

YES