“To man has been given\u00a0the grief, often, of seeing his gods overthrown<\/p>\n
and his altars crumbling; but to the wolf and the wild dog who have<\/p>\n
come in to crouch at man’s feet, this grief has never come. Unlike man,<\/p>\n
whose gods\u00a0 are of the unseen and the overguessed, vapors of mist<\/p>\n
and fancy eluding the garmenture of reaity, wandering wraiths of<\/p>\n
desired goodness and power, intangible outcroppings of self into the<\/p>\n
realm of spirit- unlike man, the wolf and the wild dog\u00a0that have<\/p>\n
come into\u00a0 their fire find their gods in the living flesh, solid to the<\/p>\n
touch, occupying earth-space and requiring time for the<\/p>\n
accomplishment of their ends and their existence. No effort of<\/p>\n
faith is necessary to believe in such a god; no effort of will can<\/p>\n
possibly induce disbelief in such a god. There is no getting<\/p>\n
away from it. There it stands on its two\u00a0hind legs, club in<\/p>\n
hand, immensely potential, passionate and\u00a0wrathful and loving,<\/p>\n
god and mystery and power all wrapped up and around by<\/p>\n
flesh that bleeds when it is torn and that\u00a0is good to eat<\/p>\n
like any flesh.”<\/p>\n
Jack London, [“White Fang”]<\/p>\n
Islander.<\/p>\n
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