Re: So Important
Sir Frederick Martin
On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:04:07 -0500, Napoleon <ana...@666yes.net> wrote:
>People think they are "so important." I guess you'd have to think that
>way or else you would kill yourself if you really knew how
>inconsequential and nothingness you are in this universe.
It is called "hubris", and it probably is an evolutionary promotion,
as it does enhance survival, as do other insanities in the 'human'
condition.
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F M McNeill
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