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Steven Pinker: A brief history of violence

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http://www.ted.com Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/index.php/t...

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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Length: 21:12
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hallmonitor98 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
most peaceful time? i call bullshit
hallmonitor98 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@IseeRightThrough2you well whatever drugs they used, it was for spirituality. it's not substance abuse because, they weren't sucking dick or breaking into teepees to pawn off stolen goods to get high
rumco (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Too bad he doesn't mention the violence per se, not just people getting killed. Less people get killed, but more people are enslaved, regulated and taxed by the State than ever before.
siogyumolcs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
well DICK cheney fucked this to hell
99pcast (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I could listen to Steven Pinker's logic all day, very underrated scientist.
Qteri1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@interstellarwonderIn closing. I'll leave you a final thought: "The problem with everyone looking in the same one direction is that no one makes use of the opportunity to see what is going on around them, leaving them to remain locked in the same one place."Best of luck to you in your future endeavors
Qteri1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@interstellarwonder You are but a product of the people around you. That transcends people of every "colour". We all come into this world without any preconceived ideas or notions. (Like a hatred for "white people") Hopefully one day you will recognize how unbelievably hypocritical and controlled you've been and understand what it is to be a critical thinker, and through that embrace the concept of what it is to be independant when it comes to your own mind and opinions.
Qteri1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@interstellarwonder You're part of the very group mentality you claim to oppose and seek to "destroy". I checked out your profile, and both in your profile description, videos and channel comments you show your discontent for "white people" in disgusting ways and spew out what is quite simply some of the most ignominious crap I've ever read.

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