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HT Nick Gotts<\/a>, who got it from Sol Chrom<\/a>. If there is a serious point, perhaps it is this: sometimes disaster strikes and there\u2019s nothing you can do. But sometimes we inflict it upon ourselves. And worse still, when we divide and compete where cooperation would bring greater benefit, we set ourselves up to be at a disadvantage when some big disaster comes our way \u2013 such as a large asteroid heading our way.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"