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From: flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: (Explorations of "self-interest")
Message-ID: <396@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Jun-85 19:58:51 EDT
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Summary: fundamental goals?  say what?

In article <2380040@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes:
>I mentioned a few times (tho perhaps you missed it or forgot about it)
>that I am not talking about technical questions.  What I am talking
>about are fundamental "goals" (not the best term, but a better one eludes
>me) in life.

I thought you were talking about self-interest generally, including
"technical" questions (just what do you mean by "technical", anyway?).
That would seem to me to be the more important issue, especially if,
e.g., whether one should wear a seat belt is a "technical" issue.  (And
you apparently admit that on "technical" issues it might be wise to
let others have a say in your decision.)

By the way, I think it's an oversimplification to speak of "fundamental
goals in life"; I think a rational person decides on goals piecemeal,
learning by experience all the while.