In a message dated 97-04-18 15:00:03 EDT, lobster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mitchell
wilson) writes:
<< stly, i've been playing devil's advocate. i'm not sure that we can
even determine what "human nature" is. but granted that there is one,
it doesn't include murder. >>
my point is that you cannot prove even the existence of a human "nature."
killing may be our instinct, but we have socially forbidden it, like sex
outside of marriage.
john
solipsist9@xxxxxxx
wilson) writes:
<< stly, i've been playing devil's advocate. i'm not sure that we can
even determine what "human nature" is. but granted that there is one,
it doesn't include murder. >>
my point is that you cannot prove even the existence of a human "nature."
killing may be our instinct, but we have socially forbidden it, like sex
outside of marriage.
john
solipsist9@xxxxxxx