Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-miles!chabot From: chabot@miles.DEC (L. S. Chabot) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: A Question! Message-ID: <852@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 09:35:40 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.852 Posted: Mon Mar 4 09:35:40 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Mar-85 03:45:31 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 21 Ken Arndt == > > A person who, not so long ago was the idol of millions poised a question > that I would like someone to answer please. > > "Why shouldn't human beings be as cruel as nature is?" > > - Adolf Hitler > > Anyone want to try and explain it. Of course we know religion is bosh and > unscientific and unrational so can the Uzibsmo says stuff. I mean just > why should humans be DIFFERENT than other things in nature? The quote from Hitler is what is known as a pathetic fallacy: attributing a human characteristic to non-human things. Pondering this paranoia too long can lead to other kinds of psychosis, such as believing you are invested with the right to impose your moral strictures on others. L S Chabot UUCP: ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot ARPA: ...chabot%amber.DEC@decwrl.ARPA USWail: DEC, LMO4/H4, 150 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752