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these bears were big,
scary looking, harmless creatures
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that he could go up and pet
and sing to,
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- and they would bond
- Look it there!
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As children of the universe
or some odd.
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I think he had lost sight
of what was really going on.
:20:32
He wanted to become like the bear.
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Perhaps it was religious,
but not in the true sense of religion.
:20:38
I think perhaps he wanted to
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mutate into a wild animal
:20:44
as he says in this last letter.
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He says, "I have to mutually
mutate into a wild animal
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to handle the life
I live out here."
:20:52
I think there's
a religious sense in that
:20:55
in the sense of connecting so deeply
that you're no longer human.
:21:00
And that is a religious experience.
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Here's another example.
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"There are many times that
I feel death is the best option.
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My work would be
much more seriously looked at
:21:13
and possibly make the difference
that in living, I can't do."
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I think that was
sort of a paradox for him.
:21:20
That he felt not worthy enough
to get his message across at times.
:21:25
And so, maybe,
in the drama of death
:21:28
his message would be more poignant
and reach out to more people.
:21:31
But his message stirred
a lot of controversy.
:21:35
The Gaedes have collected
thousands of angry letters.
:21:39
I can read you some of...
:21:41
I picked out three
of these vitriolic hate mails.
:21:46
They cover the gamut.
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"Stereotypical environmentalist.
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Just as long as the donations
keep coming,
:21:55
furthering the antihuman
eco-religion as a noble cause,