[We know it in our bones. Something weird is going on with the species, just as something weird is going on with the climate. However, “what it is ain’t exactly clear” (tip of the hat to Stephen Stills). This experiment of Universe 25, apparently scientifically valid, presents a horrifying indication of what might be happening to homo sapiens. The 8+ billion of us living on this finite orb of a planet might just be fat, dumb mice. My personal response is to look for refuge in The Jungle where I live amongst sympatico souls. Thank you for being here with me. SB SM]
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is one of the most terrifying experiments in the history of science, which, through the behavior of a colony of mice, is an attempt by scientists to explain human societies.
The idea of โโ”Universe 25″ came from the American scientist John Calhoun, who created an “ideal world” in which hundreds of mice would live and reproduce.
More specifically, Calhoun built the so-called “Paradise of Mice”, a specially designed space where rodents had an Abundance of food and water, as well as a large living space.
In the beginning, he placed four pairs of mice that in a short time began to reproduce, resulting in their population growing rapidly.
However, after 315 days their reproduction began to decrease significantly.
When the number of rodents reached 600, a hierarchy was formed between them and then the so-called “wretches” appeared.
The larger rodents began to attack the group, with the result that many males began to “collapse” psychologically.
As a result, the females did not protect themselves and in turn, became aggressive towards their young.
As time went on, the females showed more and more aggressive behavior, isolation elements, and lack of reproductive mood.
There was a low birth rate and, at the same time, an increase in mortality in younger rodents.
Then, a new class of male rodents appeared the so-called “beautiful mice”.
They refused to mate with the females or to “fight” for their space.
All they cared about was food and sleep.
At one point, “beautiful males” and “isolated females” made up the majority of the population.
According to Calhoun, the death phase consisted of two stages: the “first death” and “second death.”
The former was characterized by the loss of purpose in life beyond mere existence โ no desire to mate, raise young, or establish a role within society.
As time went on, juvenile mortality reached 100% and reproduction reached zero.
Among the endangered mice, homosexuality was observed and, at the same time, cannibalism increased, even though there was plenty of food.
Two years after the start of the experiment, the last baby of the colony was born.
By 1973, he had killed the last mouse in the Universe 25.
John Calhoun repeated the same experiment 25 more times, and each time the result was the same.
Calhoun’s scientific work has been used as a model for interpreting social collapse, and his research serves as a focal point for the study of urban sociology.
We are currently witnessing direct parallels in todayโs society … weak, feminized men with little to no skills and no protection instincts, and overly agitated and aggressive females with no maternal instincts.
So, the next paragraph should ask our researcher the question: can you devise an experiment that determines whether mice have the capacity to recognize these problems and attempt to grapple successfully with the situation. Are we not, as maybe more than mice, capable of meaningful resistance and reversal? Or do we just give in, in the mood of the articleโs last paragraph , to these conditions as they evolve, having no potential to shape our living โexperiment?โ Are there not a critical mass of non-emasculated males and community survival oriented females that can keep us, even the oneโs seemingly willing to be inundated by these negative conclusions, open to the possibilities of continuing resistance to the โcollapseโ of society? My newborn grandson would like an answer to this question and, I imagine, would not appreciate an answer that includes only a wringing of the hands.
And that is the Eternal Question. I’m not wringing my hands about the situation, but I don’t think, realistically, that any individual can alter the evolutionary drift of an entire species. My suggested “answer” is try to live the best life possible, however you define that. Good hearing from you, David.