Re: Randian paradigm challenged

From: Ian Goddard (igoddard@erols.com)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 23:35:06 MDT


At 11:51 PM 08/01/2000 -0500, altamira wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
> > [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of Ian Goddard
> >
> >
> > IAN: The difficulty is related to determining
> > how all people will define their self-interest,
> > which by the nature of self-interest is individual.
> > But that they will act in a way they believe is
> > in their self-interest is, I believe, a given.
>
>A given? Wait a minute. I thought we were talking about proofs.

   IAN: Actually I was asking if anyone
   could identify an action and/or goal
   of a self that's truly selfless. If
   there are no examples, then the idea
   of a selfless chosen action is a myth.

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