Pops wrote:vtsnowedin wrote: being scared of it does not give people any means of fighting it.
You can't fight it.
The only way to fight when you can't win is to avoid the fight altogether, that is what fear is made for. It is called the fight or flight response for a reason. You don't think only panty-waist libruls experience fear do ya? LOL
onlooker wrote:Wonderful post Ibon and also Pops. My view is that FEAR is the most reasonable of responses but the most base and selfish. We can face doom in one of two ways with fear and denial OR with acceptance and fortitude. To accept does NOT mean to give up , it means we understand how precarious our situation is, as you stated Ibon with some humility. Yet we can always maintain hope, courage and strength not only for ourselves but for others. It ultimately is a decision. Fight or Flight. I myself wish to fight my fear and keep hope alive always until I exist this existence. It really is not that difficult because I have faith, faith in humans , faith in God and faith in an afterlife. That maybe can be encompassed with faith in the FUTURE.
Yes Ennui, I agree that to dwell on the finality of existence on this earth and of disasters of all kinds is at best useless and at worse very unnerving. However, my particular focus is the the process and experiencing it with the good and bad that entails. Meaning finding positive meaning from the "situation" we find ourselves in currently on Earth. I do NOT dwell on death and destruction and such. I try and enjoy what I can from each day while attending to the mundane matters of existence. I do have an optimistic attitude towards the future and that is what I most rely on during whatever life may bring my way.
ennui2 wrote: And it REALLY pissed people off that I pulled that prank, but what I was actually doing was mocking the views of Montequest who seemed to almost relish the "pathogens" but wouldn't come out and say it.
A deadly epidemic that could have global implications is quietly sweeping India, and among its many victims are tens of thousands of newborns dying because once-miraculous cures no longer work.
These infants are born with bacterial infections that are resistant to most known antibiotics, and more than 58,000 died last year as a result, a recent study found. ...
....“Five years ago, we almost never saw these kinds of infections,” said Dr. Neelam Kler, chairwoman of the department of neonatology at New Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, one of India’s most prestigious private hospitals. “Now, close to 100 percent of the babies referred to us have multidrug resistant infections. It’s scary.”
These babies are part of a disquieting outbreak. A growing chorus of researchers say the evidence is now overwhelming that a significant share of the bacteria present in India — in its water, sewage, animals, soil and even its mothers — are immune to nearly all antibiotics......
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