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To: Akula who wrote (1125)10/14/1999 9:28:00 PM
From: MikeH  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 69300
 
Ethics are a social construct of affluent societies, much like altruism. They do not exist in poor societies, because they are alien to human nature.



To: Akula who wrote (1125)10/15/1999 11:48:00 PM
From: nihil  Respond to of 69300
 
One of the real threats to a scientist is to theorize on the grounds of what ought to be rather than what could be or what is.