> Dana wrote: > Mostly they do a pretty nice job at a difficult job and I have known a few.
I agree, but I'm going to submit something controversial: there is no altruism. While it's true that, for example, Mother Theresa got her reward by helping others - which is much better than by hurting others obviously - it's still a reward. That is, it could be argued that somebody's actions are simply a question of where they get their reward. So the REAL moral high ground question is what determines where an individual receives their rewards from? Nature, nurture, or both? That is, should, say, police be rewarded for their selflessness or is it just that they're no different than anyone else: chasing their own personal reward? Just a thought ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:221377 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
