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From: chabot@miles.DEC (L. S. Chabot)
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Subject: Re: A Question!
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Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 09:35:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  4 09:35:40 1985
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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
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