My apologies Amos,

My post has to be read in conjunction with two others, the one, in this thread by John 'Goik' MacKenzie, in which he identifies the problem of over-population, and another in the thread "BS: Does it make sense to you that...." where the following was mentioned:

"The Great Law of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy contained this advice: 'In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decision on the next seven generations.' We are stewards; we are caretakers. That standard will keep us great."

I think it was CarolC in that particular thread who said that this principle was extended to include the impact on every living creature for the next seven generations.

When you put the two together, my point was that if you did consider the impact of your every action over the course of seven generations, the overwhelming instinct would be to keep things a near as possible to what they are - sort of acts as a disincentive to progress.

Not advocating it as a way of life, in any way, shape, or form. But then again I do not subscribe to the belief that "we" in the "West" are stupid, at least not any more stupid than people living in any other part of the planet. More masters of our own destiny maybe, not being shackled by either religion, tribalism, or totalitarianism.

Once again my apologies for jumping between threads, it was not my intent to confuse the issue.

T.