"People who think of themselves as tough-minded and realistic tend to take it for granted that human nature is selfish and that life is a struggle in which only the fittest may survive" (4)
I agree with the author that people often use animal analogies to condone ruthless and selfish behavior. I also agree that this is fallacious; human beings are animals, and we are by far the most successful species on the planet as of now. What makes us human, not what makes tigers tigers, is what we should embrace in our everyday lives for the common good.
Nick
10/31/2012 10:47:18 am

But we are successful because we understand and grow from animals and their triumphs and mistakes. That is the real human difference.

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10/31/2012 12:44:52 pm

Are you suggesting that we camp beside a river and catch fish with our mouths like bears? Or that we should swallow entire deer like pythons? I think that it is more valuable to read.

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