http://mindhacks.com/2010/12/06/wading-through-the-killing-fields-of-the-mind/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2010/12/06/wading-through-the-killing-fields-of-the-mind/#comment-15238 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:40:10 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=16123#comment-15238 The miracle is not in the peaceful unity that is Mankind, but in how, as animals with very self-serving aims and astoundingly insightful predatory skills, we are able to achieve peace at all, or even why we bother. That we ARE able to surmount such behaviours and put those selves ‘behind’ us, that we are able to turn from ruthless killer of our own kind into a friendly neighbour in the span of mere months, that we CAN become and transmit this sort of enlightenment, that alone should be cause for some wonder and celebration, no?

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