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Subject: Re: We are all controlled by the reptilian section of our brains. 
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What is this doing on rec.humor?









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On 12 Jul 1995, Bruce Salem wrote:

> In article <3tripv$qsh@cello.gina.calstate.edu> hhowatt@cello.gina.calstate.edu (H. Brent Howatt) writes:
> >Jason \"Mr. Karaoke\" Miller (jasonm@gas.uug.arizona.edu) wrote:
> >: Anyone who disputes that fact is kidding themselves.  That from which we 
> >: arose is what's destroying us now.  Greed is what motivates us.  Greed is 
> >: nothing more than our instinct to survive where resources are scarce.  
> >: The problem is resources are in excess.  We become gluttons for 
> >: everything basic:  food, sex, pleasure, and comfort.  What else is there, 
> >: I ask all of you out on the Usenet?
> >
> >Of the seven deadly sins, lust is my personal favorite.
> 
> 	Well, gentlemen, speak for yourselves. I happen to think that people
> are very capable of sharing, or seeing beyound their immediate gratification,
> and they possess compassion for their fellows and other life. And they don't
> need any religious authoritarian telling them how to live.
> 
> 	The above is stupid false dichotomy which feeds into the mindset of the
> moral bigots. It is too simplistic, just like what it opposes.
> 
> Bruce Salem
> 
> --
> !! Just my opinions, maybe not those of my sponsor. !!
> 
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