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RussL
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Our Biology Needs Darkness
05/12/08 10:50 PM
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I'm gonna take a chance here to get some discussion going. I'm not the expert on this, but somebody is, somewhere.
I read once that we, as humans, (perhaps all life), needs the darkness that should come at night. Without enough dark time our biology doesn't respond properly. That's as technical as I know how to be, myself. But along with that, our emotions can be affected, our psyche, if you will. It makes perfect sense to me. Just think, as life formed on the Earth it had to respond to the day/night rhythm. Day AND night are part of what we are. How many things that are wrong with the world today are due to darkness deficiency? Or how could it trigger other problems. I don't believe enough investigation has gone into this, at least not that I personally have heard. I'll just bet there's more to it than one would ever imagine.
Consider this: it has been only about one hundred (plus) years since the skies were truly dark. And look how much light we live with in our homes for nearly half the night. I've read about the effects of that, too, on our well-being. We need the light--that's what daytime is for. And we need the dark--that's what the night is for.
So, if someone out there is listening who knows the scoop on this subject, this is a good place to discuss it. If awareness of this problem were made more public it could be a lever against light pollution. This is my way of trying to fight since I don't have all the knowledge myself. 
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