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Originally Posted by powerclown
roachboy, you and I are commenting on "human nature" from different perspectives. You, from a political viewpoint. Me, from a biological/psychological viewpoint. I would say that one can definitely examine the human condition outside of the political realm. Take the Indianapolis 500. From your perspective, you would be commenting on the occurrences within the race itself, the rules, the team strategies, the weather conditions, etc. I would be commenting upon the cars themselves...the different pieces and functions that make up the cars, exhaust, intake manifold, tires, windshield, etc.
I can't understand this denial of the existence of a "human nature". It seems to me as obvious and as relevant as the functioning and pathology of the organs within ones body. Some people spend their lives studying just one organ, say, the heart. Would not the modes of functioning of ones internal organs constitute as objective an explanation of the human condition as ones personality?
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If you'd like me to attack human nature from a psychological or biological standpoint, it wouldn't be too difficult. Of course, that'd be for another thread. As it is for now, speaking in political, social, and economic terms as this thread intends, 'human nature' should probably be closed for business. Unless someone would like to explain how weapons production interference via labor unions has something to do with gluttony or lust.