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Ted Pinker speech on TED about the decline of violence in our human specie over the course of history.

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  • Date 10/27/2007 5:45:12 AM
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SyLnT_oNe : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

SyLnT_oNe

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315 days 23 hours ago...

I lasted about 1 min 30 secs.......

drizzts : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

drizzts

15 votes NegativePositive

315 days 22 hours ago...

intersting lecture.

moneyb363 : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

moneyb363

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315 days 21 hours ago...

spiked HUMOR. NOT FUNNY, NO HUMOR. SO STOP POSTING THIS.

turkman1412 : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

turkman1412

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315 days 21 hours ago...

crap!

shade50 : LVL 17: VP 2.6: said:

shade50

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315 days 20 hours ago...

i lasted until about 3:20

fryser_d : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

fryser_d

45 votes NegativePositive

315 days 20 hours ago...

That was fucking good... thx for posting this.

PS: Don`t mind them^, they didn`t get their daily: Guy on a skateboard doing a faceplant ><`

5/5

87jahson87 : LVL 7: VP 1.6: said:

87jahson87

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315 days 18 hours ago...

GANGS, WARLODS, DRUG LORDS, MAFIA, GHETTOS, GOVRNMENT`S SECRET AND KNOWN PUBICLY WARS...
yes yes... we r in a peaceful time r we not ..... ;/

it has been violent back then and the same as now, i dont belive we r in the most peaceful times and i dont belive its gonna get anny better but WORSE

LeighCedar : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

LeighCedar

20 votes NegativePositive

315 days 13 hours ago...

The second half was certainly interesting, but was anyone else thinking "fucking duh!" during the first 10 minutes?

Personally I was never taught that the earth was once peaceful and harmonious and that was getting more savage as time went on, and I`m not sure I`ve run into anyone who thinks that way.

Dave Says : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

Dave Says

6 votes NegativePositive

315 days 13 hours ago...

Not one of the better Ted Talks...

Vizreel : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

Vizreel

13 votes NegativePositive

315 days 10 hours ago...

So basically knowledge is the key to harmony... IN J00 FACE RELIGION!

frogleg : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

frogleg

13 votes NegativePositive

315 days 10 hours ago...

If you dont like it then you can geeeeeeeeeeeeeet out ;P

Not perfect but still entertaining and thought provoking. 4.5

DeezNutz : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

DeezNutz

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315 days 9 hours ago...

0.5/5 just because of the title.

Holier-than-thou pieces of shit. Get fucked.

MANWHORE : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

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315 days 9 hours ago...

This guy is full of shit, he bases his figures on data that is dodgy and mostly hypothetical. You can hear the audience yawning and coughing, a sign that reflects my opinion of this guys ridiculous views.

He goes on about cat torchure in the middle ages, oh thats right no-one torchures cats in this day and age!!! yeah fucking right!!!!, this guys been wrapped in cotton wool his whole fuckin life.

Violence is a tool that stupid people use to forfill their misguided emotional needs, as long as there are lots of stupid people, there will be lots of violence.
Bush is a fine example of this theory.

neo214 : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

neo214

12 votes NegativePositive

315 days 8 hours ago...

I lasted until 21:12...

Remington_Steele : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

Remington_Steele

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315 days 8 hours ago...

The reason for the upsurge of homicidal cases beginning in the late 1960`s and ending in the early 1990`s was caused by drug violence. The decline of drug usage resulted in the decline in drugs being smuggled into countries, therefore reducing the violence that came along with selling and distributing them.

We could all blame it on the hippies, they started this crap; them and their free spirit attitudes :(

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