Mark Waser wrote:
Nathan, thank you for the thoughtful reply.
>...
> In this proposal you mention self interest often. I think the
concept of self-interest is rather distasteful.
Because you have been *taught* to feel that way. Because
short-sighted, unenlightened self-interest most frequently runs
counter to ethics. Sort of like "It is *BAD* to cut people with
knives". It's a really good general rule to keep people out of
trouble. But then, you need a surgeon.
(This reminds me of a science fiction story, a Hugo Winner I think,
about a hobo that finds an intelligent knife that is smart enough to
perform surgery and not harm people regardless of the hands that it is in)
Kornbluth, "Little Black Bag"
>...
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