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    I would never let my wife pack my parachute! Or shave me! Or come hunting with me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alembic View Post
    There is a certain trust factor inherent in these things you describe that I think has been bred out of us.
    It needs someone more intelligent than me to answer this, but I suppose working together was necessary for the survival of the group, back in the days of hunter-gatherers.
    I think that there would have been an element of 'survival of the fittest' as well.
    Perhaps not trusting completely was essential for individual survival.
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    Quote Originally Posted by welshwizard View Post
    It needs someone more intelligent than me to answer this, but I suppose working together was necessary for the survival of the group, back in the days of hunter-gatherers.
    I think that there would have been an element of 'survival of the fittest' as well.
    Perhaps not trusting completely was essential for individual survival.
    You said it better, but I think that was kind of my point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by welshwizard View Post
    Perhaps not trusting completely was essential for individual survival.
    Still true in my 61 years of experience.
    Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.

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