tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post1498109317146365057..comments2024-03-28T07:16:05.720-07:00Comments on Experience Points: Salarian Dilemmas: The Politics of Mass Effect, pt. 2Jorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-26839848605218017322010-08-27T17:40:03.557-07:002010-08-27T17:40:03.557-07:00Hi Dracol,
Thanks for stopping by and giving the ...Hi Dracol,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and giving the series a read, regardless of when you caught it. Regarding your point about the inherent violence of human beings, I would emphatically disagree.<br /><br />Their is actually quite a lot of evidence suggesting we are, in fact, a very peaceful species - especially pertaining to war. The vast majority of people do not act in or enjoy violence. There have been numerous forms of peace, and long lasting peace, amongst a huge array of people all throughout history. As some say, History is the study of war, but War is not the only form of history. In fact, war, for most people, is an anomaly.<br /><br />You are also misinformed about non-war waging cultures and societies. Part of this depends on our definition of warfare of course. Suffice it to say, large scale destructive conflict is not as universal as it may seem.<br /><br />Even if it were a universal history, it doesn't doom us to wage war forever. Some might say war is merely one very pervasive means of dealing with naturally occurring conflict between people. One of my favorite pieces on the subject takes a biological approach, it's called 'A Natural History of Peace' by Robert Sapolsky, originally published in Foreign Affairs, and can be read here if you like (http://www.truth-out.org/article/robert-m-sapolsky-a-natural-history-peace)Jorge Alborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-6578881372069245372010-08-27T12:18:08.989-07:002010-08-27T12:18:08.989-07:00Humans in ME universe, and in reality, have the be...Humans in ME universe, and in reality, have the best and worst traits of all the other species. With the Krogan, we are a naturally violent race, just like them, for the proof, look at our history. Not a single culture or society, NOT ONE, has never known war. Even the nomad Indians of North America fought each other. In the history of the U.S.A., not a single GENERATION has gone without war. <br /><br />Like the Krogan, we have peace, and places of peace and desires for peace, but peace is not a natural thing for us. It is a temporary thing. For humans, lasting peace is unnatural, and dangerous, because it acts like the leaving of a fruit out to long; eventually RIPE turns to ROTTEN.Dracolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533501479715567444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-78996204960465168772010-04-27T17:10:54.271-07:002010-04-27T17:10:54.271-07:00@ Tim
Thanks for the comment and literary suggest...@ Tim<br /><br />Thanks for the comment and literary suggestion. I'm always looking for more reading material to add to an ever-growing stack.<br /><br />@ Chris<br /><br />I would argue pretty passionately that humans are not doomed to always engage in war. Which is why I think it is interesting to look at the Krogans, which themselves show a capability to overcome such violent tendencies. <br /><br />I adore Mordin as a character, who even though he believes what he did was right, still has emotional concerns. Whether or not the genophage is still the best option is more up for debate.Jorge Alborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-20948022988558744092010-04-25T07:23:25.483-07:002010-04-25T07:23:25.483-07:00Never thought of the Krogan as paralleling humans ...Never thought of the Krogan as paralleling humans before. I guess you could say that humanity will always engage in war, just as Mordin justifies the genophage by citing the 100% likelihood of war if the Krogan were left alone.<br /><br />For what it's worth, the genophage was absolutely the right call to make, and Mordin does an excellent job of explaining it and dismissing accusations of wrongdoing.Chris Pannellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-73253636266063581062010-04-12T12:03:31.875-07:002010-04-12T12:03:31.875-07:00Hey sort of fun, although my ethics tend to be mor...Hey sort of fun, although my ethics tend to be more focused on utilitarian pragmatism than deontological questions about whether something is 'right' or not (ie, why should we care whether this 'honors' the Nazi scientists, if it saves lives).<br /><br />Anyways a thought Jorge, at some point read CJ Cherryh's Cyteen, for a really good sci fi novel that while totally different also portrays the ethical and other difficulties involved with the intersection of science, politics, and culture.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677779596922652873noreply@blogger.com