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Politics : Evolution

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To: Greg or e who wrote (41488)9/13/2013 9:49:19 AM
From: Solon  Read Replies (2) of 69300
 
Do you or do you not agree with Greg or ee that a grown man putting his hands down Greg or ee's pants and fondling him for 20 seconds will make him a mental case and a fruitcake for life?

I will certainly let you know if it ever happens to me!

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I know that it was no big deal for Dawkins personally 50 years after the fact--BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS NO BIG DEAL FOR HIM!!

But the fact that he shared those few seconds of touching with friends was probably a feature of his maintaining excellent mental health. And I would hope not, but do point out, that the horrible suicide of the offender may have represented "justice done"---which is clearly what victims sometimes wait for in order to lay their trauma to rest. No. Dawkins would be too big a thinker to put his mental health at the mercy of what someone else would do. It was no big deal for him because the injury he suffered was healed by the moral excellence of his mind; And his display of forgiveness (although he did not use the word 'forgiveness', his remarks would translate into that concept) is praiseworthy.
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