One Social Evil For Which The New

To Those Who Wish To Punish Others -- Or At Least To See Them Punished, If The Avengers Are Too Cowardly To Take Matters In To Their Own Hands -- The Belief In A Fiery, Hideous Hell Appears To Be A Great Source Of Comfort.

Civilization Itself . . . Can Easily Be Swept Aside When Mob Passions Are Aroused.

Nothing Is Better Than The Unintended Humor Of Reality.

Impartial Observers From Other Planets Would Consider Ours An Utterly Bizarre Enclave If It Were Populated By Birds, Defined As Flying Animals, That Nevertheless Rarely Or Never Actually Flew. They Would Also Be Perplexed If They Encountered In Our Seas, Lakes, Rivers, And Ponds, Creatures Defined As Swimmers That Never Did Any Swimming. But They Would Be Even More Surprised To Encounter A Species Defined As A Thinking Animal If, In Fact, The Creature Very Rarely Indulged In Actual Thinking.

Without Laughter Life On Our Planet Would Be Intolerable. So Important Is Laughter To Us That Humanity Highly Rewards Members Of One Of The Most Unusual Professions On Earth, Those Who Make A Living By Inducing Laughter In Others. This Is Very Strange If You Stop To Think Of It: That Otherwise Sane And Responsible Citizens Should Devote Their Professional Energies To Causing Others To Make Sharp, Explosive Barking-like Exhalations.