Paul Kurtz
There are many different aspects to a person. In my head I've always kept the two biggest parts of myself separated - the thinker and the feeler, or the scientist and the human. But I am first and foremost a mathematician. I say this for two reasons: The first is that I think like a mathematician, it's how I discover things, it's how I work things
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Yes, I agree, I didn't think of giving opposite examples because it was beside my point. But I wasn't trying to make out that instinct is inherently a bad thing.
Mating is often a negotiation, but sometimes it is not. I recently read about a species of flatworm which.. well, read it here.
Point is, rape is a combination of mating and violence, both of which are instinctual. I think it is counter-productive to certain social tendencies we also instinctually have, but it is not necessarily an aberration.
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