[Anacardo]

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I'm not sure, and perhaps I don't own the nuance to sniff it out entirely...but somewhere underlying this thread is a hidden assumption that the average human being isn't a half-chimp, half-zombie spiritual caricature with worms for brains and a cheap musty fear rotting out his heart.

But he is! And she is!

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I don't really believe this, but even if it's true that's okay. You just stop dealing with 'average' people. Come to think of it, that's probably what I really do. That's got its own problems though. Balance / synthesis blah blah blah.