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But the problem with that is that Journeyman makes a good point, though perhaps not as well as it could be made (not that I can make it any better). One of the core problems with reductive materialism can be summed up with the following question: How can an electrical impulse be red? Yes, I know I'm oversimplifying. We've had a similar debate before...
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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