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pan6467 · 10-10-2004, 11:03 PM

There are 2 beliefs that I subscribe to here depending on my mood and optimism.

1) Government made it, never expected to use it, went to destroy it and it accidently got out (perhaps through subjects they were testing it on). But to be honest there is no true evidence and one has to stretch to truly try to believe that.

2) As we continue to destroy the rain forests and go into habitats where man has not tread in 100's of years (and if we have it has been as a tribe that has acclimated to the area) and we are releasing diseases that perhaps at one time we had an immunity to but our bodies lost that immunity.

Take ebola for instance. Perhaps it was common and we eventually grew to be immune to it (I believe we have always and will continue adapt to diseases as a species). The virus disappeared and was no longer a danger to us. Our bodies over time realizing Ebola was no longer a danger adapted to other viruses and diseases and the immunity to Ebola was lost.

As we have been moving into the forests of Africa and the forests are dying off from drought, Ebola once again has been released. Since we dealt with it last, the virus mutated and became stronger and like I said, our immunity had long been gone, therefore it is as deadly as it is now. I also believe that is why you will find people who won't get it, or will but won't die from it. Their bodies recall the immunity genes for some reason better than the rest of us.

AIDS is probably a similar story.

10-10-2004, 11:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	There are 2 beliefs that I subscribe to here depending on my mood and optimism. 1) Government made it, never expected to use it, went to destroy it and it accidently got out (perhaps through subjects they were testing it on). But to be honest there is no true evidence and one has to stretch to truly try to believe that. 2) As we continue to destroy the rain forests and go into habitats where man has not tread in 100's of years (and if we have it has been as a tribe that has acclimated to the area) and we are releasing diseases that perhaps at one time we had an immunity to but our bodies lost that immunity. Take ebola for instance. Perhaps it was common and we eventually grew to be immune to it (I believe we have always and will continue adapt to diseases as a species). The virus disappeared and was no longer a danger to us. Our bodies over time realizing Ebola was no longer a danger adapted to other viruses and diseases and the immunity to Ebola was lost. As we have been moving into the forests of Africa and the forests are dying off from drought, Ebola once again has been released. Since we dealt with it last, the virus mutated and became stronger and like I said, our immunity had long been gone, therefore it is as deadly as it is now. I also believe that is why you will find people who won't get it, or will but won't die from it. Their bodies recall the immunity genes for some reason better than the rest of us. AIDS is probably a similar story. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" Last edited by pan6467; 10-10-2004 at 11:06 PM..