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To: Heartlander
If I ask: “Why I ought to be unselfish?’ and you reply ‘Because it’s good for society.’ I can then ask, ‘Why should I care what happens to society unless it happens to pay me personally?’ Is the answer, ‘Because one should not be selfish?’

It is pragmatic to be honest and selfless. It is pragmatic to refrain from killing your neighbor. It is pragmatic to not burn down his house.

Next ridiculous argument?

170 posted on 05/20/2002 5:31:36 PM PDT by Gladwin
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To: Gladwin
It is pragmatic to be honest and selfless. It is pragmatic to refrain from killing your neighbor. It is pragmatic to not burn down his house.

But people continue to do bad things and good things by their own free will… Pragmaticality? Next silly answer.

176 posted on 05/20/2002 5:43:14 PM PDT by Heartlander
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