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Old 01-15-2005, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Kuan
Forget semantic games. However which way you define selflessness does not diminish any act of kindness. What's the point?

There's a different kind of reward a sadist gets from blowing up lizards than Mother Theresa gets when she's helping the poor. If pleasing the ego is what defines an act then hell, whatever goes doesn't it? Bring on Hannibal the Cannibal!
Is the pleasure difference between a sadist and altruist different? I know the behavior is different, but how can we know the pleasure is different?
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