Morality, Sacred Cows, and Sin

Eric Watt Forste (arkuat@factory.net)
Sat, 31 Aug 1996 02:43:46 -0700

At 11:22 PM 8/24/96, E. Shaun Russell wrote:
> I think we can all agree on one thing: the truest pleasure comes
>from the fulfillment of desire. The truest desire is the fulfillment of
>pleasure. What that pleasure may be is judged by the individual.

Yes. The problem is that we can condition ourselves (or, if we're too lazy
for that, arrange to have others condition us) to enjoy and find pleasure
in practically anything. So we'd better be careful what we condition
ourselves to enjoy.

Just as with investment, diversification seems to be a key part of the trick.

Eric Watt Forste <arkuat@pobox.com> http://www.c2.org/~arkuat/