[chezlaw]

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"You make no mention of pity. Unlike animals, human being have developed the capacity to take pity on other living things. This is neither pleasure nor disgust.

I think you're ok if you substitute "pain" for "disgust". I am of the belief that ALL motivation is derived either from the desire to gain some sort of pleasure, or the need to avoid some type of pain. Either real or perceived."

Cmon guys. Why do you do this stuff to me? Obviously the word "disgust" was used simply as a placeholder for any emotion that evolved, had survival benefits, and was apt to reduce murders. Pain, pity, empathy, even love.

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There is a reason, its not just to annoy you [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I understand your view to be that:

Desires (non-moral) are sometimes turned down for reasons (moral).

That's just plain wrong imo, for the reasons I've already given.

Maybe its not what you meant. Go on, I know you're just dieing to explain what you really meant.


chez