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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: The classic war between Good and Evil
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Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 19:05:58 EDT
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> 	He next considers the present and the future, and 
> extrapolates his principles to evaluate whether his morality will 
> continue to improve his probability of being happy. He will not 
> likely change unless he is experiencing some kind of pain. So, he 
> derives a set of principles that reasonably assure his continued 
> pleasure optimization. ( NOT meant Hedonistically ) ( Hedonistic 
> behaviour and goal oriented behaviour are opposite extremes )

That's bullshit, John.  Unless you are defining hedonist to mean
someone who seeks pleasure only in the short term.  Is a person who
saves his/her money to eventually splurge on some definitive goal
NOT a hedonist?
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Life is complex.  It has real and imaginary parts.
					Rich Rosen  ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr