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Originally Posted by danielf
Oh right, so third world countries just haven't finished the process? What exactly are you implying here?
Anyway, you are probably alive today thanks to the inoculations you had as a kid and because you live in a sanitised world. If you ever decide to visit the developing world (which I hope you do, as it seems you could learn a lot from seeing what poverty is like), you will probably be visiting the travel clinic and getting your shots against: Hepatitus, Diphteria, Tetanus, Polio, as well as your malaria prophylaxis. You'll be spraying on bug repellent against mosquitoes. During the day, if there's Dengue fever. Throw in Yellow Fever shots if you want to travel to Africa. When arriving at your destination: remember to not drink tap water. Use bottled water. Brush your teeth with bottled water. Yes, natural selection has really prepared you for the dangers of the world...
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which is precisely why humans prosper so much fairer in areas that do not have these diseases. it's a way of controlling population. nature is so finely tuned it creates elements to cancel out others that are not necessary. we talk about economy in our everyday language, but compared to nature, we have no concept of it. nature is
ruthlessly economic and efficient.
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Originally Posted by danielf
Obviously, nobody is helped in real terms if people become dependent on aid, which is why aid should be targeted at enabling people to better themselves. Create infrastructure. Educate people. Teach tem skills that will allow them to earn a living. Of course those pesky trade barriers that the 'free market' Western world applies don't exactly help...
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agreed.