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To: D. Long who wrote (97324)5/3/2003 3:08:18 AM
From: NightOwl  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Not just human. It is what it is to be alive. All organisms will expand to the limits of their environment, if left without competition.

I bow to the superior intellect. Live long and prosper. <Hoo>

Needless to say, I couldn't agree more. I can only add that the pacifist is not to be considered useless. Even in defeat - if he is a truly successful pacifist - he serves a bona fide roll in the evolutionary process. I am not certain how it should be described, but there's a great deal of value in it as a diversification.

After all, there are numerous circumstances in which submission is the only viable means of preserving the genes.

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