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From: Darren New
Date: 8 Jun 2009 20:30:06
Message: <4a2dad0e$1@news.povray.org>

Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:34:53 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:
> 
>> Ultimately, all acts are selfish ones. 
> 
> I disagree.  Talk to anyone who has gone into a burning building to save 
> others - no amount of money compensates for that.

This is a debate that has been around since before Shakespeare. Would you do 
it if it didn't make you feel good to have succeeded? Would you give money 
to the poor if you didn't get a glow out of helping the poor?  Etc.

> "Either you agree with me or you're stupid"?

You know, I was wondering what that fallacy is called.  There has to be a 
name for "if only you agreed with me, you'd see that I'm right."

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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