(August 5, 2013 at 4:55 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Being a junkie doesn't justify what they did. I assume you're trying to look at the factors behind the mistreatment, am I right?
I don't think he's trying to justify their actions. I think he is saying that they appear to be worthless people.
He's big on judging people by superficial means.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell