“So the horns of the stag are sharp to offend his adversary, but are branched for the purpose of parrying or receiving the thrusts of horns similar to his own, and have therefore been formed for the purpose of combating other stags for the exclusive possession of the females; who are observed, like the ladies in the times of chivalry, to attend to the car of the victor. The final cause of this contest amongst the males seems to be, that the strongest and most active animal should propagate the species, which should thence become improved.” ShouldSeemsPurposeCausesAnimalCarSurvivalFemaleSpeciesMalesFinalsPossessionActiveStrongestReceivingContestsExclusiveHornsAdversariesThrustChivalryStags Author:Erasmus Darwin
“Here, I think, lies our real dilemma. Probably we cannot, certainly we shall not, retrace our steps. We are tamed animals (some with kind, some with cruel, masters) and should probably starve if we got out of our cage. That is one horn of the dilemma. But in an increasingly planned society, how much of what I value can survive? That is the other horn.” IfsThinkingShouldKindRealLyingValuesAnimalStepsMastersCagesHornsDilemmaTamed Author:C. S. Lewis