The Dilemma of Tom Sherman

On Nov 7, 7:12*pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
"JimmyMac" wrote in message

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On Nov 6, 1:06 pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
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It is impossible to become a human being without being immersed in a
society. You will not even have language unless you belong to a society..
Without language you are not a human being. You are just another primate
animal. Read some histories of "wild boys" (children totally isolated from
birth without any human contact) if you can find any. They are very rare
cases, almost nonexistent.

A hermit is as much a member of society as the most social butterfly.
I am familiar with various instances of humans raised in isolation,

but that is much to do about nothing (more about this irrelevance
below).

It is rare alright. It is the one experiment that all sociologists would
love to do, but it is the forbidden experiment. Such an experiment would
show just what is required for a human primate to become a human being.

As for the rest ... UTTER CRAP it is! *First, you cannot be proved

wrong because you are unwilling to admit when you are wrong.
Consequently, by your own logic, you have apparently learned nothing
in quite a long time. *FACT ... by etymological derivation, be it
French (société) or Latin (societas, from sociusu), the very
definition of the word hermit stands in contradiction of your
contention that a hermit is a member of society. * A hermit is one who
has deliberately and consciously has withdrawn from social contact and
society as a whole. * Now, granted (unlike a human raised in
isolation) you were once were immersed in society and learned a
language, but by conscious choice have now since chosen to reject
society and live the secluded live of a recluse disenfranchised from
society. *The only significant difference between a human raised in
isolation and a hermit is that a hermit was not reared in isolation
and chose isolation later in life, voluntarily severing his or her
ties with society.. *In fact a hermit is less a social animal than a
primate in the wild. *Sorry Ed, but you are what you are ... a hermit
and you are what you are .... wrongheaded about this no matter what
spin you put on it. *Enough said.

Poor JimmyMac has not an ounce of understanding of the sciences of sociology
or anthropology. *He probably only took an elementary course in those
subjects whereas I majored in them. I can't be bothered with his education.