The human spirit needs something to rely upon, sbane, and I am happy I could fulfill this role. However I did more than just talk about the lion - I deferred to the lion.
opebo, you are a poor materialist. There is no such thing as the human spirit. You know this to be true.
I'm sure you know I was being facetious (and I really thought it was a rather funny little joke), but I would not go so far as to say I am a 'materialist'.
And I was being facetious in my response to your facetiousness, which is what preempted my facetious response.
It is curious that you do not identify with materialism, opebo. Surely you should know that it is a large part of the basis of Marxist philosophy, which of course is the single most powerful anti-capitalist philosophy in "modern" history!