RE: A very basic printing question re XY3

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Altruism isn't
religious, it's built-in (well...built-into some
people).

Religion just takes advantage our good
nature.

(and our need to celebrate the winter
solstice...btw)


I think religion takes advantage of the evil (irrational) in some
people's nature. If altruism isn't based on religion, what is it based
on? I've been unable to find *argument* (good or bad) for altruism in the
history of philosophy. It's just taken as self-evident (because of the
influence of religion). It's hard to think of what *could* be an argument
for "non-you" as the standard of morality.



"Why is it moral to serve the happiness of others, but not your own?
If enjoyment is a value, why is it moral when experienced by others, but
immoral when experienced by you? If the sensation of eating a cake is a
value, why is it an immoral indulgence in your stomach, but a moral goal
for you to achieve in the stomach of others?" (Atlas Shrugged, p.
1031)



 

-BrianH.

 

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From: Harry Binswanger

 

Good for Jobs! I guess he learned from the
parable of his namesake that there's no point in buying into the ethics
of He Who Toys With Us.



Harry Binswanger

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Harry Binswanger
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