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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Actually, since I'm a light sleeper, a few seconds to shed the drowsiness is all I'd need. (And since I sleep on the second story, it's a moot question.) But to the question at hand... who keeps a safe in the room they sleep in? (I'm sure you're aware that most robberies occur between midnight and 6 AM) My home safe is in my father's den. Which is in the 1/2 basement, past the living room stairs. If the bad guy were between the bedrooms and the stairs, this would be BAD. If your home invader is the type who doesn't like witnesses, he's likely to head for the sleeping quarters first. This gives you a few moments, which is NOT the time to be fumbling for keys or a combination. As for the 'evil' gene... don't knock it, yet. Let's wait and see what the folks at Human Genome Project find out. Until then, it's all a matter of whether you believe human beings have free will or not. I happen to believe that they do. The idea that people MUST do a certain thing is ludicrous. To use an example close to my heart, some, perhaps most, abused children become abusive adults. This is often used as an excuse. However, there are examples of abused children who end up being the nicest people you could possibly imagine. My gf, for one. Therefore, environment is NOT a predetermining condition. ONLY decisions are. You CHOOSE to lie, cheat, steal, or NOT. EVERY adult human being, the mentally ill or vegetative excepted, has the capacity to say *Kirkspeak* "I will not kill today." (or rob, or rape, or whatever). It's just that very few of us realize that. I mean, _I_ could do just about any crime, too, but I don't. I've had means, motive, and opportunity. But I haven't used them. I COULD, there's no doubt in my mind as to that, but I WON'T. I CHOOSE not to. It really is that simple. You could drop me on the street, city or country, with LESS than your average poor person has, and I'd be able to survive without resorting to any seriously illegal behavior. And I really don't think I'm a better person than anybody else. Am I? Admittedly, I've had reason to be very big on self-control, as it's been a major issue in my life for a long time (I can really identify with my tagline.) Perhaps not enough people are taught control of that sort. Perhaps that's what we need to be looking at. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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