>>> a) pain avoidance and pleasure seeking are our primary driving forces; On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, but I strongly disagree with assumption one. Pain avoidance and > pleasure are best viewed as status indicators, not goals.
Pain and pleasure [levels] might be "indicators" (or "primary action triggers"), but I think it's ok to call "pain avoidance" and "pleasure seeking" "our driving forces". I cannot think of any intentional human activity which is not somehow associated with those primary triggers/"driving forces" and that's why I believe the assumption one is valid. Best, Jiri ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=106510220-47b225 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
