In Reply to: Re: "the oughtness of things"... posted by just a thought on March 16, 2003 at 12:08:33:
What wolves do by instinct is cool, but they are literaly "hardwired" to do that by their DNA structure. We humans have a different DNA setup, one that inclines us to more evil acts, such as murder, defrauding, rape, genocide, personal and corporate oppression.
Wolves ARE an example to us in their monagamous lifestyle and strong sense of loyalty and community, but these are the very things eulogized and promoted by the teachings of Christ. And yet humans fail miserably to live up to them. In fact, monagamy is under attack as old-fashioned, legalistic and downright harmful to society. So what really are we learning from the wolves?