All true. I think he's perfectly taking that stuff into account
though - all that you're saying. I mean to be humane or
inhumane: such notions are not the products of a modern-times
humanist movement. Rather, to be humane or inhumane is a very
part of being human. Are you kind or are you cruel? Kindness is
a cherished human virtue in all cultures at all times. Perhaps
UNIVERSAL kindness is not Universal but at the very least, a
mother's affection for children, or a teacher having a kind
heart towards students. The thing is: it's an empowering and
daunting statement simultaneously: Your upbringing is not an
excuse for your life. If you ARE a rational being, you can
choose. And we *are* all rational beings, yes, to differing
degrees, but we're all rational and capable of choice. With that
choice comes the responsibility of the choice. Even *if* all of
our choices are somehow mathematically predictable absolutely
*in theory*, they're _not_ mathematically predictable with
absolute certainty in REALITY. Certainly not at this present
time with our primitive computers as they are today. Upcoming
quantum computers have a VERY VERY long way to go. Families
matter yet the moment you're aware that you have a private mind
that others' can't read.. somewhere around the age of 7 years
old (seems to be Universal), you're responsible for your
choices. Cruel or Kind. You can choose.
