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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: The BIG QUESTION
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Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 21:38:36 EDT
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Perhaps I did not understand your answer, but I think that you missed the
whole question. Suppose that you and I each perfected our lives so that
we each achieved perfect t-rationality. By what law do you assume that
we will not come into conflict? If we will come into conflict, can
we resolve our difficulties?

Let me try this another way in case this is not clear. I get the distinct
impression that t-rationality is some universal quality which any number
of people can share. Why is this the case? Postulating a genetic basis
is not quite good enough. I can predict that all humans have eyes, for
instance, but that does not tell me that all eyes are blue (or if it does
then there is something wrong with my theory). 
In the same way, though all humans can act t-rationally, I have no
guarantee that they are going to act the same way -- which will make
for difficulties. 
Do you see what I am getting at? If this does not make sense I will go away
and try again later.

laura creighton
utzoo!utcsstat!laura