>Tamar, IMHO humans are as affected by entropy as the whole universe... we have a tendency toward chaos. ;-)
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>"Mob instinct" is a real entity. I've seen a peaceful concert turn into a riot in about 5 minutes with the city's finest youths mingling with habitual criminals to smash shops, overturn cars and create scenes that caused even the participants to rear back in dismay the following day.
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>Perhaps we have an equally powerful mob instinct in the opposite direection, towards love, community and sharing, but I've not seen it spontaneously.

Really. I have and I've heard of it. Consider the big blackout a few years ago. There were lots of stories of blocks getting together and cooking what was in their freezers as a group.

Tamar