07-22-2003, 12:42 PM
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Originally posted by punkworld
The idea that a disease is "nature's way of containing population" is utterly stupid, ridiculous even. It's the kind of thinking which is popular mainly with people who are looking for a replacement for a God and find that in nature. However, the implication that nature is in fact an anthropomorphic, conscious being or something of the sort displays the anthropocentric fallacy primarily found in the most basic of religions.
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Very well put!  |
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