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meembo · 11-13-2003, 12:02 PM

I have little doubt that anyone is incapable of killing, given the right circumstance. Survival is a very powerful, visceral force. This isn't to say our beliefs aren't compelling, but in the right circumstances we revert to what we are in our "reptilian brain", organisms driven to survive.

Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is a great illustration to me of what's in people, and how and why we become "dark"

11-13-2003, 12:02 PM	#38 (permalink)
meembo Junkie Location: Connecticut	I have little doubt that anyone is incapable of killing, given the right circumstance. Survival is a very powerful, visceral force. This isn't to say our beliefs aren't compelling, but in the right circumstances we revert to what we are in our "reptilian brain", organisms driven to survive. Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is a great illustration to me of what's in people, and how and why we become "dark" __________________ less I say, smarter I am Last edited by meembo; 11-13-2003 at 12:05 PM..