On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Harry Pollard wrote:
> whole science rests on these two assumptions. In half century of teaching
> adults, no-one has successfully responded to "Come up with two examples of
> people not described by both Assumptions".
>
> They are:
>
> "Man's desires are unlimited";
>
> "Man seeks to satisfy his desires with the least exertion".
>
> No exceptions allowed!
>
> The first, of course, means that that their can be no such thing as
> unemployment - which might lead to some rewarding questions.
>
> The second accounts for some behavior that we are sometimes affronted by.
It seems to me that neither statement can be proved or disproved.
As assumptions one could just as well pose the opposite: 'desires are
limited' 'desires satisfied with greatest exertion'
Or 'desires appear unlimited since they change over time' 'desires
satisfied with different levels of exertion, depending on the physical and
mental state of the individual', etc...
arthur cordell
