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It was not, however, because of his [Hitler’s] insane ramblings that his intentions escaped comprehension, but because, as befits the mythological image of the demon, he was able to switch identities. He was never like himself yet always remained the same. He slipped from the internal to the external mode of existence as circumstances required, from the role of acolyte in a secret religion to that of a perpetrator of unspeakable crimes. In talking of Hitler, one is also talking of his counterpart; for every statement made about him there is a contrary statement. He will go down in history not as a man riddled with contradictions but as the incarnation of an ideology which nurtures within itself the irreconcilable extremes of the sublime and the terrible. – Joachim Kohler, Wagner’s Hitler, pg. 136, Polity Press
But hardly from some divine source, or the 'word' of God. And this is EXACTLY WHY, I prefer that using scripture is to be removed from providing sustenance towards any arguement, for the strength in which it's given is permitted via a false perception in regards to the origin of this doctrine.
"The concensus view has traditionally
been that brains evolved to process
information of ecological relevance.
This view, however, ignores an
important consideration: Brains are
exceedingly expensive both to evolve
and to maintain. The adult human
brain weighs about 2% of body weight
but consumes about 20% of total energy
intake.2 In the light of this, it is
difficult to justify the claim that primates,
and especially humans, need
larger brains than other species merely
to do the same ecological job. Claims
that primate ecological strategies involve
more complex problem-solving3,4
are plausible when applied to
the behaviors of particular species,
such as termite-extraction by chimpanzees
and nut-cracking by Cebus monkeys,
but fail to explain why all
primates, including those that are conventional
folivores, require larger brains
than those of all other mammals.
An alternative hypothesis offered
during the late 1980s was that primates’
large brains reflect the computational
demands of the complex social
systems that characterize the
order.5,6
Prima facie, this suggestion
seems plausible: There is ample evidence
that primate social systems are
more complex than those of other
species. These systems can be shown
to involve processes such as tactical
deception5 and coalition-formation,7,8
which are rare or occur only in simpler
forms in other taxonomic groups.
Because of this, the suggestion was
rapidly dubbed the Machiavellian intelligence
hypothesis, although there is a
growing preference to call it the social
brain hypothesis.9,10"
Originally posted by MESSAGEFROMTHESTARS
reply to post by Dasher
So... somehow I write...
But hardly from some divine source, or the 'word' of God. And this is EXACTLY WHY, I prefer that using scripture is to be removed from providing sustenance towards any arguement, for the strength in which it's given is permitted via a false perception in regards to the origin of this doctrine.
Yet, somehow you find a way to respond through means of neglecting/rejecting any notion of my request.