Here's the explanation for this phenomenon: the former is an example of man versus nature, whereas the latter is man versus man. We're rational animals, so we c

Here's the explanation for this phenomenon: the former is an example of man versus nature, whereas the latter is man versus man. We're rational animals, so we can try to use our intellect to overcome the insurmountable physical odds of living in an otherwise uncaring universe. However, when we're pitted against each other, we have no such luck.