I have several questions regarding the following sentence.
As powerfully wired as we are for social contact, so too are we wired for "xenophobia": the fear of strangers. source
- I think "As ... as" in the first part means comparison of equality. Below is my trying of undo inversion of the sentence. (If there are any other suggestions, please let me know.)
As we are powerfully wired for social contact, we too are powerfully wired for "xenophobia": the fear of strangers.
- Can I omit the first "As" in the original sentence? If it is possible, can anyone please explain to me why?
Powerfully wired as we are for social contact, so too are we wired for "xenophobia": the fear of strangers.
This sentence seems pretty sophisticated and complicated for me. I am trying to fully understand it especially in grammatical terms.