[b]Temple Grandin
If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.[/b]
How crazy is that? As some might note.
But my favorite of Einstein’s words on religion is “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.” I like this because both science and religion are needed to answer life’s great questions.
You know, in the either/or world.
I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as a result.
And what might that be?
Animals make us Human.
Imagine then trying to convince them of this.
The only place on earth where immortality is provided is in libraries. This is the collective memory of humanity.
For some, this actually puts death in perspective. Hell, even their own.
Unfortunately, most people never observe the natural cycle of birth and death. They do not realize that for one living thing to survive, another living thing must die.
Tell that to the fools at Peta.