I think this particular line of argument is a result of some fundamental differences in == well, life-philosophy?
I have never been convinced, based on my life experiences or in my professional research and teaching, that any organization or group falls 'outside' normal human conditions.
So - I've never been impressed by the notion that the Section requires things markedly different than any other organization in terms of leadership.
I recognize that this is not a universally held position. !
There is not a resolution to this - there can't be really. It's like all those debates between atheists and theists. One side believes in the existence of supernatural being(s). The other does not believe that the evidence supports that proposition. There can be no synthesis because it isn't thesis and anti-thesis, but two unrelated propositions about the (non)existence of the supernatural.
You posit that the Sections require something different than 'any other organization.' (for example: burying humanity.)
I don't think they do. Because I don't think they are unique in the first place.
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My rant was triggered because I'd read (yet) another (!) post-season fic that dismissed Nikita's tenure with a simple 'of course' she'd fail in some brief time. So, you know. Rant. LOL!
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I have never been convinced, based on my life experiences or in my professional research and teaching, that any organization or group falls 'outside' normal human conditions.
So - I've never been impressed by the notion that the Section requires things markedly different than any other organization in terms of leadership.
I recognize that this is not a universally held position. !
There is not a resolution to this - there can't be really. It's like all those debates between atheists and theists. One side believes in the existence of supernatural being(s). The other does not believe that the evidence supports that proposition. There can be no synthesis because it isn't thesis and anti-thesis, but two unrelated propositions about the (non)existence of the supernatural.
You posit that the Sections require something different than 'any other organization.' (for example: burying humanity.)
I don't think they do. Because I don't think they are unique in the first place.
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My rant was triggered because I'd read (yet) another (!) post-season fic that dismissed Nikita's tenure with a simple 'of course' she'd fail in some brief time. So, you know. Rant. LOL!