School is for making people dumb, very dumb

Remember we arose from the animal kingdom and then became self- aware.

We are not sure when that happened but around that time we developed a conscience and began to judge ourselves.

That was the very begining of religion and philosophy which sets us apart from animals.

Unfortunately we often behave like animals.

I mentioned Safa because he foretells with the tools of mathematics the possible breakdown of our civilisation.

Robert Hare believes about 1% of the American population are psychopaths. He spent years working with criminals but the figure seems large to me.

. The equivalent of those medicine men today are the mad scientists who are obsessed with the big bang and building huge machines while 30,000 die of starvation each day

Thank you for putting me on to Julian Jaynes its fascinating and possible I'm very busy reading his theories.

There are different levels of selfishness perhaps all derived from the law of self preservation following on with favoritism to those close to us.

If the elite were wiped out a new set would leap into their vacated places.

George Orwell puts the case perfectly in Animal Farm ; when the humans are gone the pigs become the new tyrants.

Martin Lees late astronomer royal thinks we havqe a 50:50 chance of surviving this century without breakdown

I however do not agree entirely ! there are in fact many public schools that are much more selective. I have learn that such schools require good grades, high test scores, or other criteria to get in.

There are much more selective. I have learn that such schools require good grades, high test scores, or other criteria to get in.