... primitive nature and instincts which brought us to the point where we are at today. It is human nature - as it is in any other aspect of nature - to be selfless, though society believes otherwise. With this in mind, Lewis Thomas equates and contrasts humans to other animals and insects. Thomas did not begin to realize that humans and animals were ... is set out to be accomplished is done so. According to Thomas, this is contrary to the view that society imposes: "Altruism, a jargon word for what used to be called love, is worse than weakness, it is a sin, a violation of nature." (Thomas...

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