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From: fransvo@htsa (Frans van Otten)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Feelings/thought
Message-ID: <657@htsa.uucp>
Date: 9 Dec 88 11:36:04 GMT
Reply-To: fransvo@htsa.UUCP (Frans van Otten)
Organization: HTS A Amsterdam
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How about this simple explanation:

Human beings (and animals etc.) exist because they can survive. They
survive because they 'fit in' (Darwin). Their actions should be such
that they keep existing. This means: eat, drink, sleep (for individual
survival), and make love (for survival of the species). Also social
co-operation is useable to make the chances of survival (of the indivi-
dual and the species) bigger. So the individuals must be driven to
perform the above actions. Hunger, thurst and sleep drive you to eat,
drink and sleep. A pretty girl/boy makes you want to make love. Etc.
Extend it yourself to other social interactions.

So feelings come first. Thought is mere finding out how to satisfy the
feelings.
-- 
                         Frans van Otten
                         Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam
			 Technische en Maritieme Faculteit
                         fransvo@htsa.uucp