Is the Internet Evolving or Devolving?

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[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"] Wars are hardly fought without a care in the world, they're a last ditch effort that neither side encourages, people come home in coffins and many mourn, it is also a necessity. To not care about a person in Russia getting run over my a car, and shooting a man across the street in Iraq is not the same at all.FrostyPhantasm

Rubbish! Wars are fought over selfishness and greed, more often than not, but more often than not, not a care in the world is given to the poor individuals that were roped into the conflict. A sense of Nationalistic "duty" is often cited, but their lives are sacrificied in vein. What do you think "Nationalism" means?

Feelings of Nationalism is NO valid reason to start ANY war, and the UN was NEVER involved for any other reason than Humanitarianism.

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Rubbish! Wars are fought over selfishness and greed, more often than not, but more often than not, not a care in the world is given to the poor individuals that were roped into the conflict. A sense of Nationalistic "duty" is often cited, but their lives are sacrificied in vein. What do you think "Nationalism" means?

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Feelings of Nationalism is NO valid reason to start ANY war, and the UN was NEVER involved for any other reason than Humanitarianism.

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[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"] Nationalism is simply the feeling of community in a largerscale in which people are proud of. Some people START wars for greed and selfishness, obviously that have to, its the people who RESPOND who aren't in it for the greed. Obviously the UN exists for the money involved.FrostyPhantasm

Feelings of Nationalism is NO valid reason to start ANY war, and the UN was NEVER involved for any other reason than Humanitarianism.

It seems we have reached a conclusion...

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Feelings of Nationalism is NO valid reason to start ANY war, and the UN was NEVER involved for any other reason than Humanitarianism.

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It seems we have reached a conclusion...

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[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"] Which is why i stated it sarcastically. I never stated nationalism was a valid reason to start a war. I never said wars weren't fought for greed. I simply stated that some countries RESPOND to war with fighting, because of nationalism and empathy. FrostyPhantasm

It seems we have reached a conclusion...

Life is a unified entity.

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[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"] Which is why i stated it sarcastically. I never stated nationalism was a valid reason to start a war. I never said wars weren't fought for greed. I simply stated that some countries RESPOND to war with fighting, because of nationalism and empathy. FrostyPhantasm

It seems we have reached a conclusion...

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It seems we have reached a conclusion...

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Life is a unified entity.

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It seems we have reached a conclusion...

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Life is a unified entity.

What do you think? Is the internet growing into a more reliable and ready source of information, or is it just going to turn into a cesspool of porn and blogged opinions with no value or merit?

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What do you think? Is the internet growing into a more reliable and ready source of information, or is it just going to turn into a cesspool of porn and blogged opinions with no value or merit?

EMOEVOLUTION

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What do you think? Is the internet growing into a more reliable and ready source of information, or is it just going to turn into a cesspool of porn and blogged opinions with no value or merit?

jalexbrown

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="jalexbrown"] I'm not asking anyone to make a scientific measurement of progression. I'm asking people to form their own opinion based on speculation and personal beliefs; that shouldn't be too hard, should it?jalexbrown

Progress cannot be assigned the value of better or worst. Sure, things change which is a representation of a passge of time.. but not in the values I just said. There is no way to measure better and worst. IT would entirely depend on too many variables.

And to prove this.. I don't believe current medical advancements are for the better of man kind.. More people, longer life span.. does not indicate a better World.

And so there is only one conclusion to be made.. things just happen. Progress as perceived by humans does not exist. It's only a way of us dealing with reality.

[QUOTE="jalexbrown"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] Like most people you dont' get what I'm saying. I'm saying things don't progress.. they simply exist.. the idea that things move forward from worst to better or better to worst.. is a common misconception people make. You can't formulate an opinion on something that doesn't really happen. But people try too anyways. What i'm saying is that all those opinions on things are getting better or worst.. all really irrelevant and have no merit.EMOEVOLUTION

Progress cannot be assigned the value of better or worst. Sure, things change which is a representation of a passge of time.. but not in the values I just said. There is no way to measure better and worst. IT would entirely depend on too many variables.

And to prove this.. I don't believe current medical advancements are for the better of man kind.. More people, longer life span.. does not indicate a better World.

And so there is only one conclusion to be made.. things just happen. Progress as perceived by humans does not exist. It's only a way of us dealing with reality.

So you admit, then, that even though you can't quantify it, you can still draw personal conclusions?

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[QUOTE="jalexbrown"] So we can't say that technology or medicine or rocket science or science has made any progress?jalexbrown

Progress cannot be assigned the value of better or worst. Sure, things change which is a representation of a passge of time.. but not in the values I just said. There is no way to measure better and worst. IT would entirely depend on too many variables.

And to prove this.. I don't believe current medical advancements are for the better of man kind.. More people, longer life span.. does not indicate a better World.

And so there is only one conclusion to be made.. things just happen. Progress as perceived by humans does not exist. It's only a way of us dealing with reality.

So you admit, then, that even though you can't quantify it, you can still draw personal conclusions?

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Progress cannot be assigned the value of better or worst. Sure, things change which is a representation of a passge of time.. but not in the values I just said. There is no way to measure better and worst. IT would entirely depend on too many variables.

And to prove this.. I don't believe current medical advancements are for the better of man kind.. More people, longer life span.. does not indicate a better World.

And so there is only one conclusion to be made.. things just happen. Progress as perceived by humans does not exist. It's only a way of us dealing with reality.

EMOEVOLUTION

So you admit, then, that even though you can't quantify it, you can still draw personal conclusions?

Evolving, de-evolving isn't possible. Evolution is just changing to the current environment, it dosn't matter if that change is good or bad.markop2003

I would say both, its evolving beyond computers to phones and consoles etc. Its making socialicing better and making things easier to do. It makes our life easier. Its devolving cause people don't know how to use it so all of the advanteges are sort of useless to some people. Lets face ti the internet was made for people to share info and other thing. Peopl dont know how to use it and if we let it continue then it can just turn into something horrible.

Evolving in the way new information is added daily.

Devolving in the way standards are kept. (Sorry, I don't need to know about hot sexy singles when I'm looking for directions.)