WhenwespeakoftheancientRomans,wecan'thelpthrillingattheslaughterintheirarenaswhichtheytookasentertainment.Well,anyway,thishappened2,000yearsago.Butaremodernpeoplelessblood-thirsty?Whydoboxingmatchesattractsuchuniversalinterest?Don'tthespectatorshopetoseesomeviolence?
Itisreallyincrediblethatinthisageweshouldstillallowhuntingandbull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenfighteachotherinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Alotofpeoplearedisappointedifafightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteenjustbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.
Whyshouldwebanviolentsportssincepeopleenjoythemsomuch?Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionallyandthisisthe21stcentury.Tremendousprogresshasbeenmadeinscienceandtechnology,socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworld,andbigeffortshavebeenmadetoincreasepublicwealth.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutbecausehumanbeingshavetakenpositivestepstochangeandimprovehumancivilization.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.