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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (2843)10/19/2005 8:49:47 PM
From: NOW  Respond to of 4232
 
yes, they have early (not solid) evidence maurice. check the literature.



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (2843)10/19/2005 9:16:17 PM
From: Elroy Jetson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4232
 
That's how Carlo Cipolla described the huge increase in human population -- abundant meat waiting for a plague.
berkeley.edu

Cipolla also believed that History was driven by The Five Laws of Stupidity.

First Law:Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

Second Law:The probability that a certain person is stupid, is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

Third (and Golden) Law:A stupid person is a person who causes losses to other people, while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.

Fourth Law:Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.

Fifth Law:A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person. Moreover, its basic corollary: A stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit. Bandits are well aware of their attitude, and even hapless people have a sneaking suspicion that all is not right. But stupid people don’t know they are stupid, and that is one more reason why they are extremely dangerous.

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