Not even a maggot is an it, and to refer to any animal in that manner is an affectation, an ignorant stab at science-speak.
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Among intellectuals who consider themselves 'scientific,' the phrase 'the nature of man' is apt to have the effect of a red flag on a bull.
Science is all metaphor.
The analysis of the thing is not the thing itself.
Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
Ethologists are often accused of drawing false analogies between animal and human behaviour. However, no such thing as a false analogy exists: an analogy can be more or less detailed and, hence, more or less informative.
Science is not a thing. It's a verb. It's a way of thinking about things. It's a way of looking for natural explanations for all phenomena.
It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.
Science always uses metaphor.
The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.
Facts are not science - as the dictionary is not literature.
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