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Permalink Reply by free thinker on July 14, 2011 at 10:52pm

Money is a big survival tool , sometimes it is needed more than some people ..

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Permalink Reply by Hugh Kramer on July 14, 2011 at 4:26pm

Maybe it would be better explained by us being competitors rather than predators.

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Permalink Reply by free thinker on July 14, 2011 at 10:55pm

Wars are instigated by economical reasons .. people get killed in wars ..

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Permalink Reply by Daniel W on July 14, 2011 at 5:25pm

I think I know a few predators.  I think there is a difference between competition, and predation.  Competition involves seeing who can accomplish more.  Predation is getting what you can from someone else, taking advantage of their weakness, even if their weakness is misplaced trust.  If you have to watch over your shoulder to protect yourself, then the other person is a predator.  Predators exist in any gender, any race, any religion or lack thereof.

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Permalink Reply by free thinker on July 14, 2011 at 10:56pm

I like your reply

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Permalink Reply by Darrell L. Garlock on July 14, 2011 at 5:28pm

when I think of predators, my mind goes to clergy. they are experts.

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Permalink Reply by free thinker on July 14, 2011 at 11:00pm

lol - sexual predation is another big story

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Permalink Reply by MB on July 14, 2011 at 5:33pm

I think you are confusing issues here. As Hugh also noted what you are talking about is competition.

 

All life competes for resources and the most successful ones reproduce. Its called evolution!

 

The cut and thrust of life is based around that competition and I see nothing wrong with that as long as it is tempered with some compassion for the less well off, the marginalised and the disempowered.

 

After all without this economic competition in place for thousands of years building capital we couldnt have the standard of living we have today, which means we would be too busy surviving to have the time to sit around talking about whether we are predators or not.

 

Cheers,

 

MB

 

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by free thinker on July 14, 2011 at 11:09pm

sexual predation is another big story

So you think compassionate competition  is important .. it is a good incentive for production !But , how compassionate !!.

. OK .. How many people killed in economic wars , how many are imprisoned ,how many are leading slave like existence !! .. There are many factors that have to be addressed ..

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Permalink Reply by MB on July 14, 2011 at 5:38pm

Sorry.. pc froze and i double posted

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Permalink Reply by free thinker on July 14, 2011 at 11:11pm

I thought that was my pc !!

 

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