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It is true that primitive man is powerless against some of the things that threaten him; disease for example. But he can accept the risk of disease stoically. It is part of the nature of things, it is no one’s fault, unless it is the fault of some imaginary, impersonal demon. But threats to the modern individual tend to be MAN-MADE. They are not the results of chance but are IMPOSED on him by other persons whose decisions he, as an individual, is unable to influence. Consequently he feels frustrated, humiliated and angry.

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確實原始人對於某些威脅他的事物無能為力，例如疾病。但他可以聽天由命地接受疾病的風險。疾病是自然的一部份，它不是任何人的錯，除非它是一些想像出來、沒有人性的魔鬼。但現代個體遭遇的威脅往往是人為的。它們不是偶然的結果而是被其他人強加於他身上的，而這些決策個人無法影響。因此現代人感到挫折、羞辱與憤怒。