Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Rethinking Our Place On The Planet

ORIGINAL BLOG POST SEPTEMBER 15 2009

When Yale College Student Annie Le disappeared a few days ago, like most of us, I had hoped that she lost her nerve before her upcoming marriage, runaway bride, or whatever.

But when they found her stuffed inside a wall in the basement, I had to take pause.

I've always been an incurable optimist about Human Nature, and what we're capable of.

But here's the thing.

You don't see Tiger's chopping each other up and stuffing their bodies under shrubery.

It wasn't an Elephant who invented Water Boarding.

While Penquins have been known to prostitute themselves for food, you won't see small groups of them huddled in a lab somewhere trying to create a biological weapon capable of reducing their numbers by half.

So, maybe we got it wrong.

Maybe they aren't the animals.

Maybe we are.

- Mark

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