On Thursday 12 December 2002 04:12 pm, Franki wrote: > pardon me, but what has this to do about linux?? > > Its sad, the same reason we help people is often the same reason that we > end up in intellectual pissing matches like this... > > a feeling of superiority.... > > so we end up in discussions using bigger and bigger words.. and achiving > nothing... > > Its pointless and useless... > > why bother??? > > lets all be friends and concentrate on spreading the linux word shall we? > > rgds > > Frank Such wisdom, from one so recently on this planet....
> > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robin Turner > Sent: Friday, 13 December 2002 3:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] just a comment > > Meliton wrote: > > On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 20:31, Charlie wrote: > > [snip] > > >>Or is egoism > >>as an answer appearing as to flip, to simplistic to fit the record? > > > > "Egoism" is just a word, I use it a lot because it shocks some people > > into not lying to themselves. Too few people. And I do believe that we > > all act strictly according to our interests, though not as rational > > beings (which we are NOT). Those interests may be (often are) hidden > > from us, and we often act in ways that harm us (drugs...) or seem > > altruistic (sharing your knowledge of Linux ;). But absolutely every act > > of every human being in History, including all the moving ones of > > self-sacrifice, are for the actor's benefit. I'm not being cynical here. > > How can you irrationally act in your own interests? You seem to equate > interests with benefits with desires, which is certainly a tenable > position, and has the virtue of simplicity, but then may include > genuinely altruistic behaviour - if I desire to help people more than I > desire to act on what an econmist would class as my interests, I will do > so, and in your terms, I am acting in my interests. > > Sir Robin
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