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Carl-E:
Humanity is one of the few cases where the whole is actually less than the sum of its parts.   

peterh:
That sounds like the statement of an incurable pessimist.

Carl-E:
Not a pessimist.  I like people, and humanity in general.  We're still capable of great things.  Just not in large, cooperative groups. 

Come to think of it, it's rare that there's such a thing as a large, cooperative group of people. 

Which is why I gave up on assigning group projects in my classes! 

I think the real problem is that I was raised by an historian...

peterh:

--- Quote from: Carl-E on 22 Oct 2010, 08:30 ---Not a pessimist.  I like people, and humanity in general.  We're still capable of great things.  Just not in large, cooperative groups. 
--- End quote ---
Hmm, that sounds like my fundamental stance on democracy.

Shit, now I have to sit down and *think*.

:D

AsinineAxioms:

--- Quote from: Carl-E on 22 Oct 2010, 08:21 ---Humanity is one of the few cases where the whole is actually less than the sum of its parts.   

--- End quote ---
Funnily enough, my Western Civ professor has told us that as well. I guess it's a historian thing?
Though I definitely agree.

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