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~*~ Charlie Chaplin Speech on Bernie Sanders' Belief for Humanity ~*~ (Original Post) Donkees Mar 2016 OP
Mark Watney, Martian and Space Pirate muses on his rescue sarge43 Mar 2016 #1
We are hard wired for compassion :) Donkees Mar 2016 #2
I agree nt Rebkeh Mar 2016 #3

sarge43

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1. Mark Watney, Martian and Space Pirate muses on his rescue
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 12:09 PM
Mar 2016

The cost for my survival must have been hundreds of millions of dollars. All to save one dorky botanist. Why bother?

Well, okay. I know the answer to that. Part of it might be what I represent: progress, science, and the interplanetary future we've dreamed of for centuries. But really, they did it because every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it's true.

If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do. And because of that, I had billions of people on my side.

The Martian by Andy Weir

The most human words we can say to one another, "Let me help you."

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