04-15-2009, 07:14 PM
Hi,
What distinguishes chimps from humans is not the 98% of the DNA they have in common, it is the 2% that differs. And so it is, I think, with societies.
--Pete
Quote: . . . the Greeks are vestigal to the argument. Individual rights becomes what defines the West.The Greeks are *central* to the argument, at least unless you can give me another example of an ancient society where the state was considered subordinate (in principle) to the people rather than the other way around.
What distinguishes chimps from humans is not the 98% of the DNA they have in common, it is the 2% that differs. And so it is, I think, with societies.
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?