Yet have a distributed nervous system (as opposed to a central nervous system as is a brain) and so can actually have coordinated responses to situations.

@Neenz I agree with the 1st part. - the 2nd part sounds like a commentary on humanity, which I disagree with.

@Neenz I view humanity in evolutionary terms - man evolved from a savage animal, no laws, it was survival. We have come so far as a species, we are on a long path to civilization, we have a long way to go, but life now is better than anytime in history.

@gater , so the ppl responsible for killing hundreds of 1000s of ppl in the ME in recent decades are not savage animals?
"life now is better than anytime in history." doessn't that depend on where you live & your station in life? millions of americans are now worse off than previous generations.

@callmedubious I meant compared to the 1300s when we had the plague, 25 million died. Or before that, before man had laws, it was purely survival - you think murder, rape, starvation, diseases are bad now?
Life now is a picnic compared to our past.