BTW, Nate, I've given up on our recent debate, as I
don't think think the issue is defined, or maybe even
definable, and I don't have the time to spare for
waffling, fun though it sometimes can be.
I like this quote from PKD:
It's not what you look like, or what planet you were born on. It's how
kind you are. The quality of kindness, to me, distinguishes us from
rocks and sticks and metal, and will forever, whatever shape we take,
wherever we go, whatever we become.
Sorry I don't have the citation details to hand.
Robin