The Decreasing Violence of Man (Humans)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Thursday, April 26, 2012, 00:40 (4593 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

**Edit**-I should have stated my case more clearly:-1: Fewer violent deaths does not equal fewer acts of violence, only a decrease in the fatality rate of these occurrences. I.E. Improved medical techniques and faster response times mean that what was once a fatal wound is now a treatable injury. -2: If #1 is true, then even if the number of violent acts increased on the same scale as the population, the perceived percentage of violence would shift to appear to be decreasing.-3: Other medical improvements have significantly prolonged the number of humans alive at a given time.-4: Preventative/Curative medical advances also dramatically increase the population by cutting the number of fatal cases. -5: If 3 & 4 are true, they would serve to amplify the perspective shift of #2. -A better measure would be the number of violent acts committed in one era versus another. Unfortunately, there is no way to gather such data reliably. So, your author is at best, posing an optimistic haphazard guess.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.