[aaron695]

SPE was needed at the time because everyone knew the Germans were like us, but needed a framework to say it.

It also opened up the idea the Japanese were like us too.

It allowed us to say what we believed and build on that.

It's not science. But science isn't the only way forward.

[acchow]

Can't we just look at history and conclude that we are "just like the Germans"? Why do we need to shroud it in pseudo-science?