Know who the enemy is

Troubleshooter · 02-05-2005, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

No, this is beyond zealotry. This is inhuman.

Zealots are do-it-yourselfers.

I'll agree that this may not be zealotry, but I've always hated the use of the word inhuman in cases like this. The word superhuman comes to mind. Only a human could push the bounds of an idea so far.

Beestie · 02-05-2005, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

Only a human could push the bounds of an idea so far.

True. But only a human can forsake his humanity.

Troubleshooter · 02-05-2005, 10:30 PM

I've sort of come to the conclusion that the essential spark that makes a human a person is so vital that when you give it up you descend past the point of being an animal. It's as if a person is incomplete without the human psyche to go with the human machine.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2005, 11:11 PM

I guess inhuman would have to be defined as behavior outside the boundaries that people will accept from a person in a fit of rage. Simply because there is nothing you can do to someone that hasn’t been done to someone, sometime, somewhere.

I think any group that figures people are an expendable resource is inhuman. Hmmm...would that include every army?

Troubleshooter · 02-06-2005, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I think any group that figures people are an expendable resource is inhuman. Hmmm...would that include every army?

I don't think so, I think that there is a big difference between balancing the loss of the lives of your men vs the other sides losses as opposed to simply causing as much loss of life as possible because it's get you a seat in heaven.

Elspode · 02-06-2005, 03:53 PM

These acts are carried out in the name of wrestling eventual total control over an entire nation, nay, an entire region, of people. Like any enterprising theocracy, *nothing* is too extreme in the name of the ultimate goal...namely, having the sheep pacified and productive so that you can lay back and enjoy the fruits of their labors.

Religion is an excuse, not a reason.

Troubleshooter · 02-06-2005, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Religion is an excuse, not a reason.

And this is news?

Elspode · 02-06-2005, 09:59 PM

Sometimes stating the obvious is as insightful as I get.

Schrodinger's Cat · 02-07-2005, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

I don't think so, I think that there is a big difference between balancing the loss of the lives of your men vs the other sides losses as opposed to simply causing as much loss of life as possible because it's get you a seat in heaven.

Does a seat in the White House count?

02-05-2005, 10:30 PM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I've sort of come to the conclusion that the essential spark that makes a human a person is so vital that when you give it up you descend past the point of being an animal. It's as if a person is incomplete without the human psyche to go with the human machine. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

02-05-2005, 11:11 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I guess inhuman would have to be defined as behavior outside the boundaries that people will accept from a person in a fit of rage. Simply because there is nothing you can do to someone that hasn’t been done to someone, sometime, somewhere. I think any group that figures people are an expendable resource is inhuman. Hmmm...would that include every army? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-06-2005, 03:53 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	These acts are carried out in the name of wrestling eventual total control over an entire nation, nay, an entire region, of people. Like any enterprising theocracy, nothing is too extreme in the name of the ultimate goal...namely, having the sheep pacified and productive so that you can lay back and enjoy the fruits of their labors. Religion is an excuse, not a reason. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-06-2005, 09:59 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Sometimes stating the obvious is as insightful as I get. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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