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Just before his death BF Skinner lectured on his Behaviorism model. There are certain axiomatic regularities that influence human behavior, e.g., Behavioral Consequences. He mentioned over-population. We now have six billion people. Often religion and nationalism work against population control. To mitigate the effects of unhampered growth, people have to feel its effects, i.e., the behavioral consequences. At this time some nations discourage people from having children (China), whole others reward parents (Italy).. Skinner said that unfortunately by the time people feel the effects off this growth, it may be too late to reverse the process Applying this to PD.. It is only when PD impinges upon you in a personal way that you have awareness and want something something to be done, to be rescued. Time is then of the essence, hence Jim's hour glass, Joan's emphasis on the time element, and speculation about how long until a cure. . This illustrates the model, or paradigm of Behavior Modification, Response Conditioning. It describes how we act or react. We have to become aware and visionary in our thinking.. Monday I flipped my sailboat. My wife and I were in the 64 degree water about 20 minutes. A fishing boat picked us up. I felt that we were in real danger, in expresses All of my thoughts were focused on how to get out of this situation, to survive. Sliding into that water got my attention in a micro second. The principles of Behavior Modification may help us understand our concerns Incidentally they may be used to describe the differences between pro active versus reactive legislators.