AA: As far as torture goes, the word wrong may not appear in the definition, but certainly torture would appear on a list of attributes of what can't be present if civilization were to flourish, which is how I understood Omar's point.
Perhaps you are correct, but it may be necessary to GET to civilization. What's that saying, "you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet?"
uncivilizedly,
Paul
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