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Will not humanity lose qualitatively as it increases quantitatively? An illustration of this supposition may be served by the fact (see Shnurer's History of Plague Injuries) that in the 14th century, after the plague, women became extremely fertile, so that cases of twin births were a common phenomenon, but in all newborns were later observed to be missing two teeth. Further, if we compare the ancient Greeks and Romans with our contemporary peoples, if we compare the age of the Vedas with the misery of the present age, and consider the fact that, despite the quantitative increase of mankind, the number of great minds has not increased - then the hypothesis above will not seem unfounded.

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Will not humanity lose qualitatively as it increases quantitatively? An illustration of this supposition may be served by the fact (see Shnurer's History of Plague Injuries) that in the 14th century, after the plague, women became extremely fertile, so that cases of twin births were a common phenomenon, but in all newborns were later observed to be missing two teeth. Further, if we compare the ancient Greeks and Romans with our contemporary peoples, if we compare the age of the Vedas with the misery of the present age, and consider the fact that, despite the quantitative increase of mankind, the number of great minds has not increased - then the hypothesis above will not seem unfounded.

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"Oare nu va pierde omenirea din punct de vedere calitativ pe măsură ce crește cantitativ? Drept ilustrare a acestei presupuneri poate servi faptul (vezi Istoria leziunilor de ciumă de Shnurer) că în secolui al XIV-lea, după ciumă, femeile au devenit extrem de fertile, astfel încat cazurile de naștere de gemeni erau un fenomen obișnuit, dar la toți nou-născuții s-a observat ulterior absența a doi dinți. Mai departe, dacă vom compara pe grecii și romanii antici cu popoarele contemporane nouă, dacă vom compara epoca Vedelor cu mizeria epocii contemporane și vom lua în considerare faptul că, în ciuda creșterii cantitative a omenirii, numărul de minți mari nu a crescut - atunci ipoteza de mai sus nu va părea nefundamentată."

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