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So "We're mammals!" is now a catch-all excuse for politicians behaving abominably.
Is killing and incest acceptable to us because these phenomena also occur among mammals?
No. We obviously are mammals, but we also have a consciousness which allows us to make choices that go beyond impulsive, instinctual or irrational behaviors.
"Animals are my friends. And I don't eat my friends." -- George Bernard Shaw
by Hudson on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:31:30 PM PDT
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