Why can't Muslims Take Criticism? (Page 206) WHlSKY: Many more recent cases too. Being a police doesn’t equate some moral high ground. Really sad though, it’s like women can’t catch a break tbh.  ghostgeek: It seems to be the case that more men than women are murdered: Figures show that three quarters of murder victims are men, and the homicide rate for men and boys is almost three times higher than that for women and girls. [ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/women-murders-men-ons-sarah-everard-b1815779.html ] So you could say that it's men that can't catch a break. WHlSKY: You read the entire article? Haa because it was pointing out that women have to live with etc. I’d stick with my statement, thanks. It’s no competition on who needs to ‘catch a break’ more. They do have a solid case in wanting improvements.  Asiababe: Many modern inventions began in Asia. Chinese sail around world 1000 years ago, vaccinate against smallpox 2000 years ago. Mongols ruled the world, even take over Europe. Also Africa have great civilisations long before Europe. ghostgeek: One cannot argue with the facts. Europe was a late starter but it leapt ahead when it developed steam-powered technology and the cannon.  Fractured fairy tale: shouldn"t Matter Who Invented what , Its How things are Used wether there used for the good for every one , Or if there Used Agaist the Greater Good But eventually self Interst Usually rears its head some where Along the line  Fractured fairy tale: who inveted The Monkeys That sit around watching the TV watching Elon musk pretending too go too mars lol WHlSKY: The foundations were already laid out. Progress was already occurring prior to European contributions. It is amazing the inventions that were already in play in Asia, the Middle East etc. Funny enough you mentioned cannon when it is stated that the Chinese invented the cannon in the 12th/13th century.  Zanjan: Regardless of where inventions were occurring, they came in short spurts with very long periods between when nothing was being invented. Remarkably, critical inventions began to speed up 200 years ago then inexplicably snowballed into the 20th century with the latter part of that century exploding at such a dizzying pace, few could keep up. The quickest learners were children - they were able to compete; but some adults never learned so were swamped. In the old world, technology rarely became obsolete but, in the new world, ten years put a distance between old and new that literally soared from earth to the moon. Here we are, 20 years into this century and the pace of new inventions is much slower. What seems new is really just tweaking the old. Perhaps our focus has changed; we have enough modern conveniences so the think tanks have to tackle different critical needs - major disaster, global warming and possible extinction. We're now in protective mode. ghostgeek: It's strange how things work out. The Chinese, it seems, were searching for a way to make their emperor live forever when they invented gunpowder. Well, that didn't work out the way it was intended but finding new ways to kill people has always been popular so gunpowder became a staple of civilisation. After that, of course, it was all a matter of having bigger and better cannons than anyone else, something Europe got quite good at. As for calling it "progress", that, I suppose, depends on where you're standing. Zanjan: Asiababe, a cannon has more destructive power than smaller projectiles. Progress means a more efficient way to get things done. Whereas, advancement means a more effective way to do it. For example, kill drones. Being manually controlled from a distance, there's no loss of life to the attacker. This is progress. However, slaughterbots are a problem - they operate autonomously and once an order is given, it can't be reversed. That's effectiveness...and very scary. (Edited by Zanjan) Fractured fairy tale: Kill drones are Progress Really Well that might be the way there portrayed by government and the media nice clean efficient killing of the bad guys From a continate away Only have too look at the last instance in Afghanistan where they killed the aid worker and his entire family. That's not a one off Incident Ever herd story's from the people who live there they see drones circling around for hours and days they never know who or where there going too hit Be unfortunate enough too be any where near it . Oh well bad luck Fractured fairy tale: Want too hope the contents aren't reversed in the future I wouldn't like drones flying over head Going too kill someone and destroy everything around who upset Say the Chinese President Yeah great no thanks Fractured fairy tale: Sounds more like Terrorism too me These things aren't being used on milatry targets There civilian populations and people WHlSKY: It was another Chinese invention: https://study.com/academy/answer/who-invented-the-cannon.html I'd not put it that gunpowder was a staple for civilisation. Civilisations that extended greater influence and were more powerful survived without it. It's strange how it worked out now that the Chinese have grown in military might and Europe is heavily dependent on the US for protection/security. Fractured fairy tale: Yeah I think the Europens are starting too Figure Out Its not a good idear too rely on some one else for security , just Like Its not a good idear how Every one relies on China ,for every thing There got every one over a barrel Fractured fairy tale: Globism has gone too Far , We Should all be more indepent and Not reliing on one Country for every thing No matter who it is (Edited by Fractured fairy tale) Fractured fairy tale: i suppose With out gunpowder would never have got too mars I like the bloke Who goes Is any of it real  (Edited by Fractured fairy tale) ghostgeek: There's no denying the fact that Europe has seen better days. As they say: "What goes up has to come down". ghostgeek: As for Mars, I'm still trying to figure out what people expect to do up there if they make it to the Red Planet. | Politics Chat Room 82 People Chatting Similar Conversations |