Subj : Knowledge of Good & Evil
To   : LEE LOFASO
From : RICHARD M. MEIC
Date : Tue Jul 24 2001 07:51 am

-> >LL>Before I bring in Pavlov's dog, let me say that you have brought up
-> >  >an excellent point.  Can you extrapolate more on that thought?
-> 
-> RMM>Possibly.
-> 
-> Please do.

Some believe that it is due to divine influence.  However, I see no reason 
to attribute this phenomenon to the works of a deity when simple hubris 
explains it all.  I fail to see why we humans view ourselves as superior 
to any of the other creatures on Earth.  We share 98%(+/-) of our genetic 
code with all the other animals, yet we feel we are somehow superior.  Is 
it because we use tools?  No, because apes, otters and other animals use 
tools.  Ahhh, perhaps it is because we are able to form more complex 
thoughts and _build_ our own tools!  Okay, but I don't feel that this is 
good enough to justify our over elevated attitudes over nature.  I don't 
believe we can ever justify how we view other creatures let alone 
ourselves as superior to them.

-> There is no 'heavy biblical influence' as you seem to imply.
-> It's a biblical story used to demonstrate a philosophical point.

I will not get into this because it will distract from the intended topic.
Please understand.
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